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As a former cop said every department in state has different budgets to train officers,
Which produces either the good the bad and the ugly as far as cops go, ugly being the racist dirty cops Also Not the majority of em.
More females isn't what you need, what you need more funding for the police to have a standard staining regime for all departments so all cops are equally qualified for their job, no more half asses who kneel on people. And the whole George Floyd thing to me was just gross negligence of his job which killed someone itd be more accurate to give him a manslaughter charge than intentional murder, that man knows he fucked up, and all this shit is on hom since then.
these are some figures for the uk so on the face of it i would say yes to your question
the percentage of female officers was 29.1% in England and Wales, 29% in Scotland and 28.5% in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales, women made up a 61% majority of non-uniformed support staff (likewise in Northern Ireland) and 45% of Police Community Support Officers.
though ofcourse there are some situations where women have been physically attacked when they turn up to a disturbance without male officers. its not the norm but it has happened
I've seen many clips of England cops get their ass kicked. Just saying.
@Jennifer_18 and a million more where they are not getting their asses kicked too. the fact is the uk has its own issues with police funding cuts and the fact the force has been cut in half over ten years coupled with a cps that only sends people to court if its very likely they will be convicted but your question was about equality in the ranks and thats a problem we dont have here
hiring on female police officers can just lead to sexual harassment ! like the man being arrested could grab the women police officer's breast or something ! just like a woman fireperson who is trying to save a life , while she puts the man on her back to go down the ladder , he could grab her butt or her boobs on the way down ! thanks
Gotta be honest: no. I even want to be a cop (or have it as an option) but law enforcement shouldn't hire people just because of race, gender, ethnicity or religion. Instead, law enforcement should hire those who do the job the best and are best suited for the work. I hope that makes sense!
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Possibly, but keep in mind that street criminals think women are easy targets and hoes, so a woman officer would have to be physically strong and tough as nails. I remember a woman officer overseeing a criminal in a courtroom, and during a session break he overpowered her, took her gun and fled, then shot one or two people before getting caught.
I also remember a female officer going home for the day, picked the wrong apartment, and shot to death an unarmed guy who was just chilling out in his OWN apartment.
No. When I used to work on the doors I saw a lot of violence. One time there were about 15-20 of them fighting outside in the car park and in the middle of the road, throwing bricks and bottles all over the place including at us, beating the shit out of each other, stamping on people's heads while they were on the floor.
While this was happening, there were two female cops running around with their squeaky little voices shouting at them all "stop it, stop right now!", and they were being completely ignored. I found that pretty funny, and I wondered why the hell they were even out. I mean how could they possibly arrest anybody who resisted arrest? Especially since cops over here don't have guns.
What that means is that over there, where they do have guns, they're either going to be just as useless as female cops over here or they're going to be more likely to have to use weapons.
Hmmh, have you seen women cops, they're too emotional (hot-headed) and can't do their job properly. No one takes them seriously. This is why women were made to raise children, they're nurturers not authority figures. Most criminals are men so it makes sense for law enforcement to be men. There would also be #metoo stuff and tensions between both genders. Sure, there are great female cops who act like men, calm and authoritative, but hiring women for the sake of it is stupid.
The stupidest thing to do is hire people based on their sex, of the color of their skin, or their race, or what school they attended.
You hire people based on their skills and knowledge. THAT'S how you do the job right. Liberals, somehow seem to think that EVERY job population needs to look like a cross section of the community. Do what did the Dayton, Ohio police Dept do to attract more minorities (because some social group said there were too many white cops)? They lowered the test scores and physical requirements so more minorities would qualify as cop candidates. And then they wonder why there seems to be so many bad cops out there? Gee, it wouldn't have to do with those lower test scores, meaning dumber candidates for the job? Nahhhhhh...
The title suggest there is a gender bias when hiring or a lack of women attempting to get into law enforcement. With all do respect sir, what your comment suggest is that women can't do the job and that the bar needs to be lower for them to get in. Your comment was very bias. Take your own advice:
"The stupidest thing to do is hire people based on their sex, of the color of their skin, or their race, or what school they attended."
In several instances, the bar needs to be set lower for women to get in. Specifically, the Navy Seals, and the Army Rangers. Although many women have tried, they can't meet the standards. Hell, most guys can't!
My point was... you don't go hiring people just to make your business culture look like the community. That's stupid and foolish. The Dayton Police did just that, a few years ago, specifically to hire more minority individuals. In order to get them, they literally allowed a lower score for minority individuals to "qualify" as Police Academy candidates. That's a FACT.
Additionally, the test scores for HS graduation were also lowered in at least Tennessee in the 70's so minority individuals would have a higher graduation rate. Therefore, the state would be able to collect Federal funds for the states education system.
Lowering standards, just to hire more women, minorities, or ANYONE doesn't help the company, business, or organization that needs the talent. That's one reason firefighters have a difficult time getting women. They (women), in general, cannot meet the rigorous physical standards necessary for the job.
You don't change the standards just to get the gender or racial makeup to reflect the community as a group. Depending on the job, many women simply may not be interested, therefore they don't apply for it!
You're a simp, and I betting you support BLM which doesn't support the black community at all.
The bar IS set lower for them, and the Democrats support affirmative action, believing that black people are dumb, can't compete with white people. The Democrats are the real racists.
@modelUN242 - Are you referring to my comments? I do NOT support BLM. My point was that hiring women or minorities, just so your business appears socially and racially balanced is a stupid way to conduct business. A company, a Government organization, or any other group needs to retain their standards and force the future employees to meet that. Dropping your standards, means you also suffer lower productivity and quality, not to mention the poorer quality workforce afterwards too.
As for Democrats, I totally agree with your assessment on them!
No it's for @eabstuq sorry, yes I totally agree with you on that, poor business practice indeed, but it's all PR I'm sure, lol, they would lose money if that was the basis.
Wouldn't really make a difference. They do not make better or worse officers than men do. However, they are more likely to have difficulty at some physical aspects of law enforcement. Military and law enforcement is very similar, so looking at the military will give you a good answer for law enforcement issues, including dealing with females.
Law enforcement agency? You mean like the police?
And no I don't think hiring more women would make much of a difference.
Actually if anything it might be a bad idea. Cause some criminals are pretty big and tough. In terms of strength i just don't think it's a good idea to hire more women.
No hate but as a female i know women often think with hearts and not rationally. Men tend to think a lot more square of sorts. Just a personal opinion and that comes from a person who has friends ( men and women) on the force.
Departments have no problem hiring women cops. The reason for the disparity isn’t that places won’t hire women it’s the fact that far more men would rather be a cop than women. It is a dangerous job that a lot of women would prefer not to do. It’s the same reason mine workers and road workers are primarily men.
No! They're just as bad as male cops.
Exhibit A
Amber Guyger went to the wrong apartment and killed Botham Jean in his own apartment while he was just eating ice cream! The fuck!
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/765788338/ex-dallas-officer-who-killed-neighbor-in-upstairs-apartment-found-guilty-of-murd
if they are hiring them just because they are female and not because they have the actual skills and merit required for the job , then NO
No, women under stressful situations usually have more attitudes and can be pretty petty.. Identity representation doesn't help anyone.. It's whoever is the most qualified for the job that gets that should be most important to us..
They lose their weapons on duty 3x more often than male cops.
Also, in my experience, they are more likely to act tyrannical and bitchy.
Some male cops are bitchy, but ALL female cops are bitchy.
Not the problem but at the same time would not hurt either. Totally irrelevant.
Possibly. in my opinion they should hire more black guys, though. Nothing makes white conservatives want to defund something faster than black guys benefiting from it.
Yes, we need more Women Law Enforcement Officers I agree
my late maternal grand-dad was Deputy Sheriff from 1970-84
and he said, there was only 2 Women Deputy Sheriffs so they
need to get more in training.
Nah man, haven't you heard? Women can do things just as good as a man. That includes being a fascist thug.
I think more diversity in any kind of agency is a good thing, specially ones for the public sector.
@Jack9949 you are a special kind of moron honey. I said more diversity in any agency is a good thing. I never said hire people based on race even if they don’t know what they’re doing. I also didn’t say that better qualified people should be overlooked to have more diversity. All I said was that more diversity is a good thing. Go find something else to nitpick at.
@Jack9949 It’s a good thing in general. When you’re closer to people that are different, you are less likely to be biased. Some people are naturally less biased than others and that’s great, but that’s not how everyone is. It can be helpful and I’m speaking from first hand experience, hence why I began my answer with “I think.”
Nope. I’ve had female cops harass me as well. Positions of power attract certain types of people…
Hell no!
Women are physically incapable of doing the job.
Women are also psychologically unsuited to police work.
This is an example of how pathetically ineffective women are as front-line police.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EWu-9uYKlw&t=18s
yes until someone like george floyd 6 ft 7 in 250lb decide to smash their brains in. he beat a women before in her house durning a home envasion. their a reason guys make good cops because most crooks are guys
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