Get off of it.
I believe woman should not be in some of the positions that the military is placing them for obvious reasons. But this womnan in no way “surrendered” her weapon. Do not insult her.
She struggled with the perp who took it away from her.
We do not know enough to say that this perp, who may have been large, pwoerful, and trained...we just do not know...could have also taken it away from a male sailor.
Fact is, he got the gun and Mayo pushed the girl to the deck and was shot. But all of that held this guy up long enough for the other members of the watch to then cut the perp down.
I’m surprised her weapon was loaded.
Thanks for agreeing with me.
“We do not know enough to say that this perp, who may have been large, pwoerful, and trained...we just do not know...could have also taken it away from a male sailor.”
We know enough to say that it was much less likely that he could have taken it from a male sailor, and less likely that he would even have tried this if the watch had been a man. We also know enough to say that a man would have been more likely to shoot the assailant.
We also know enough to say that men will often protect women, instinctively, even at the expense of their own lives and the mission.
The only women in the Navy should be doctors and nurses. Period.
I disagree. The only reason this perp should have had her weapon is because she was already dead.