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NewJeffCT

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17. Not just an affront to women

Reply to Generic Brad (Reply #15)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 01:05 PM

Feb 2012

The senior officer in that sort of case should be the one to take the majority of the blame and get the majority of the discipline. It should be an affront to the mounties in general and their chain of command.

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Female Mountie suspended seven days for sex in a police car with boss [View all] Blue_Tires Feb 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author liberal N proud Feb 2012 #1

Brings new meaning to the term "Mountie" IggleDoer Feb 2012 #2

And "They always get their man." trof Feb 2012 #13

There are at least Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #23

So, how does this work? SwissTony Feb 2012 #3

Boss must have been disappointed.. (nt) Hutzpa Feb 2012 #4

So the boss didn't lie? So he keeps his job? applegrove Feb 2012 #5

From the link SwissTony Feb 2012 #6

Yeah, that stuck out to me, too Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #7

The consensual is not so clear jakeXT Feb 2012 #9

Yes. I put "consensual" in quotes. SwissTony Feb 2012 #11

It seems unfair. The woman always gets the discharge. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #10

"discharge"....huh-huh-huh-huh-huh Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author MD20 Feb 2012 #8

Maybe they found fault with her judgment as well. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #12

well, never judge a book by its cover NewJeffCT Feb 2012 #16

Oh yeah. That's fair. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #14

Talk about double standards Generic Brad Feb 2012 #15

Not just an affront to women NewJeffCT Feb 2012 #17

I'm wondering if the superior didn't know some "other" things going on in the department Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #27

At least it wasn't on horseback Orrex Feb 2012 #18

I think her boss is the one who should have been dismounted. undeterred Feb 2012 #19

"suspended seven days for sex in a police car with boss"? MiddleFingerMom Feb 2012 #20

Nice sexist double standard, there. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #21

So I guess she was suspended because he was hung, eh? bluedigger Feb 2012 #24

it's a good thing they rarely use horses these days. rug Feb 2012 #25

Suspended? Around here they both would have been fired. BiggJawn Feb 2012 #26