And you're saying this is a reason to treat trans people like @#(!? O_o "Gee, you could be a rapist, so we're just going to ignore your gender identity..."Terran wrote:QUOTE (Terran @ Feb 3 2012, 03:57 AM) so say there's this crazy rapist dude who decided to dress as a girl this one particular day and got arrested. he clearly presents himself as a woman so they lock him up with all the bad girls.
rapist dude: objective complete.
It also occurs to me that a rapist is not likely to try to find victims at a police station, while under the observation of the police.
To be fair, this issue does come up time to time, which I find depressing. I remember reading a while ago about a feminist event that was supposed to only be attended by women, and they excluded trans-women on basically the same logic as your logic above. I still say it's insane and offensive. It's a can't-win scenario for people who are trans, and they have more than enough to deal with. Suppose you, Terran, are male -- know that you are male, think of yourself as male, always have, that's just who you are -- and then, just like that, I tell you that no, as a matter of fact you are not male, and I will treat you as if you are female instead, because you fail to match my definition of male-ness. And suppose I have the power of the state, or of some organization you have to or want to deal with, behind me. How happy would you be with this situation, and how accepting would you be of the argument "it's okay because it's possible you are a rapist"?
Also, you want to worry about safety? I'd worry about the safety of a trans woman getting locked in a cell with men in a police station, especially when the police officers already have a not-exactly trans-friendly attitude. (So hey, clearly the only reasonable alternative is to chain her up for 28 hours...)
the extent after the "sitting next to a dirty bathroom" portion of the article. 