So what she’s really saying is… women are unsuited for positions of trust and responsibility.
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Justice for Men & Boys 
As always a lot of supposed reasons why women may make “bad ” choices in general. Some of the reasoning might easily apply to men, but of course they are always held responsible for their choices. In a way it’s appropriate the last case in the article illustrates the form of privilege such women enjoy. As the judge decides that a suspended sentence is in order.
In her words, she’d fallen in love with Daniel Carter; a prisoner who has, it seems, a history of conditioning behaviour towards staff members.
‘She realised she’d been manipulated. He told her what she wanted to hear. Her marriage was in difficulties and this was perhaps a vulnerable time in her life.
Judge Niclas Parry sentenced Walker to nine months – but was persuaded to suspend it for two years due to two ‘exceptional’ features in the case.He ruled that her relationship had not resulted in any illegal items or assistance being given to the prisoner – and she is the single mother to a young dependent child.”
Now in fact Roxanne Walker was a prison officer, with the power of the Crown over a man who would be locked in his cell for most of each day. She was in control. Can you imagine a Male prison officer persuading anyone that he was the “vulnerable” one in such a circumstance or that his feelings “being in love” would carry any weight or indeed being a father. It would be assumed that he should have resisted the charms of a prisoner and behaved as a professional.
It is as though in fact we still live in the world as in all the Hallmark Christmas romance movies.
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