> -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 12:01 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: thoughts on recent strip search settlement in Boston > > So, consider the following quote from > > http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2004/12/27/settlement_reac > hed_in_strip_search_lawsuit_against_york_county_jail/ > > The agreement stipulates that women members of the suit will get > double the payout as men because previous jury verdicts have generally > given higher awards to women because of the perception that strip > searches are more intrusive and humiliating for them than for men. The > plaintiff's attorneys are seeking 30 percent of the settlement fund, > or $990,000.
Well... I suppose to be flippant you might say that twice the area of a woman's body (being conservative) is considered socially taboo to view in public so they deserve twice the money for being forced to display it. I posed this question to my wife who thought seriously about it and said: "Well, I don't think they deserve DOUBLE..." indicating that they (women) did indeed deserve something more (just not 100% more). Of course it is human nature to demand equality where your group is beset but defend inequality when your group is on top. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143545 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
