Following on nicely from that previous story about someone playing the “offended little woman” card against some hapless male on a web forum, this story came in as if to emphasise the ridiculousness of the situation in this country regarding women and their “rights”.
A female police chief – obviously in the role because of her previous skills out on the streets pulling armed robbers and other dangerous criminals, and not (God forbid) because of her gender – exposed her breasts to a junior female officer she had appointed herself.
Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), told Superintendent Sarah Jackson that her “credibility was zero” after she had a “boob job” and berated her as a “laughing stock” who would be judged professionally “on the size of her tits”.
She then went on to pull down the front of her dress to expose her left breast and say: “Look at these, look at these, these are the breasts of someone who has had three children.
“They are ugly but I don’t feel the need to pump myself full of silicone to get self-esteem.”
The diatribe concluded when she told Jackson that she would not support further promotion for her.
Can you imagine what would have happened if a senior male officer had done that to a male subordinate (exposing any part of his body)? He’d be mopping floors next to Rolf Harris in ten minutes flat. Sutcliffe, on the other hand, has been treated somewhat differently, and I am sure that her “punishment” will only be a temporary obstacle in her rise through the ranks, since she has somehow managed to keep her job.
The “mitigating circumstances” crap common to any court case where some weasel is trying to get a reduced sentence is also enlightening.
Ms Sutcliffe’s counsel, John Beggs QC, had handed the panel more than 200 pages of testimonials with many officers speaking of Ms Sutcliffe as “inspirational”, “visionary” and “a strong leader”.
One unnamed female detective chief inspector at GMP said she is “a role model to many women in the organisation”.
Mr Beggs said she remained a role model, with “human frailties”, who would “emerge as an even impressive senior leader” if allowed to.
There you have it. Her preferential promotion was purely because she is a woman, and her pathetic punishment is so that other women aren’t offended en masse. And her future career is pretty much guaranteed. A male cop, on the other hand, would lose his job just for calling someone “dear” or “love”.
I wonder if men will wake up and smell the coffee before it permanently becomes the scent of organic cranberry, rose, and sweet vanilla tea?