[stan_sipple]

NO doubt Fulton County Georgia would have faced a Title VII suit if it had required male deputies to escort the defendant to the court room

[Dolphy]

NO doubt Fulton County Georgia would have faced a Title VII suit

The City of Atlanta and Fulton County exhibited a level of incompetency that would put a city of 4,000 to shame. Had this been about some hiring requirement there would be only one injured deputy today.

[El Gato]

NO doubt Fulton County Georgia would have faced a Title VII suit if it had required male deputies to escort the defendant to the court room

Perhaps, but I don't see that as an issue. The 51 year old grandma could just as easily have been a 60 year old grandpa, and not much bigger or stronger than granny.

The real problem was procedures that are standard in other courthouses and jails that were not followed here. The person actually in contact with the prisoner is not to be armed (she may not have been, I heard an interview this morning which said her gun was locked in a "lock box" where the deputies put their firearms when handling prisoners, but after he overpowered her, he of course got the key). The unarmed "handler" generally has an armed backup, or more than one, who stay outside the reach of the prisoner. Best procedure would have been to have granny be the backup, and have deputy Big Bubba be the "handler", but the other way around probably would have been OK as well.

[maxwellp]

Rush Limbaugh mentioned today that after the fiasco with the 5'lady who was left alone with Brian Nichols while he changed clothes, that he was escorted from the apartment complex after he surrendered by another woman. I also noticed this person on TV, but couldn't figure out if the person was a tall, slim man with longish blonde hair, or an actual woman. The picture was not very clear. If it was a woman, there were many men surrounding her and Nichols.

[rdcorso]

I'm sure there are some women who can throw down like a man but they are more the exception than the rule.If I'm being assaulted by Toby who is 6'6 275 pounds of muscle I wouldn't be expecting any help from my partner Mary Poppins who weighs 90 pounds soak and wet.I would have to pray that she didn't freeze up and was able to push the body alarm that summons every available officer.I've seen the best female officer freeze like this which caused the beating her male partner was receiving to last another minute or so.I know it doesn't seem like a long time but it's an eternity when you're getting the stuffing kicked out of you.Most of us understood that all of the blame couldn't be put on her when there are some men who have reacted in the same manner but we know that most women aren't cut out for situations like this.It's the fault of the politically correct atmosphere that permeates most employers especially the state and federal government.That male officer has never been the same since that day and I wonder if it had to turn out that way.