State Patrol superintendent told officer women aren't suited to work in law enforcement

[Omaha Steve]

FULL title didn't fit: State Patrol superintendent told officer women aren't suited to work in law enforcement

http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/attorney-alleges-incoming-state-patrol-superintendent-told-officer-women-aren/article_2d5e3052-2fdf-571c-a014-bb42f85e5bd5.html

By Joe Duggan / World-Herald Bureau

LINCOLN — The incoming superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol allegedly told one of his fellow officers that women aren't suited to work in law enforcement, according to an attorney for a female trooper who sued the agency.

Brad Rice, selected by Gov. Pete Ricketts to be the next commander of the patrol, denied making the statement while testifying in a gender discrimination lawsuit that cost the state nearly $250,000.

In 2004, Rice was a patrol captain who served on interview panels that declined to recommend promotions for Carla Schreiber. She filed a civil rights lawsuit and won her claim in 2007 following a jury trial in U.S. District Court.

Lincoln attorney Vincent Valentino, one of Schreiber’s two attorneys, said Tuesday that during his cross-examination of Rice, he asked if the captain had ever made a statement that “women don’t belong in law enforcement.”

FULL story at link.

[pipi_k]

1. Oh bullshit

I've seen plenty of RL cop shows where a female officer was able to handle a delicate situation (like an agitated suspect) because she wasn't perceived as a threat...just more like a sister or mom or somebody like that.

Sometimes physical power takes a back seat to a higher voice, and a calming presence.

[pintobean]

2. Uh huh.