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Originally Posted by Ibby
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I read the article, and wonder if you ever noticed that the new policies implemented at the shelter, post this event, would allow a sexual predator to "present" as the opposite gender in order to gain immediate access to an extremely vulnerable population of potential rape victims?
I'm guessing that the policy in place was there for a reason, and not because the administrators were hateful bigots. Probably their experience with the very complex logistical problems that they deal with on a dialy basis has afforded them considerably more insight and wisdom than you are willing to give them credit for. this would be representative of what I call "adult" thinking, i.e. life isn't cut and dried, black and white. It's dirty, prohibitively complex, and ultimately you have to implement the best solution that does the least harm. The correct choice for an organization trying to service a large, diverse population of disadvantaged people would be to make every possible move to prevent the
most likely occurance: violent (heterosexual) sex crimes. Giving any moderatlely motivated rapist the option of putting on a dress and sleeping in the women's area would be criminally stupid.
Also, "irregardless" isn't a word.