Female Judge's Staff Abuse Legendary

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2007-05-28 19:32

Story here. Not that male judges can't be abusive. Just that this story defies the general assumption that the world will be a better place for one and all if there were more female judges simply because they are female. Excerpt:

'Buoyed by power, convinced everyone is against her, Elizabeth Halverson, 49, has achieved what seems to be her heart's desire: She is the center of attention. She's page one news, and she leads the nightly television news.

The voters now know Elizabeth Halverson, but she has 18 months left on the bench before they can vote her out of office. That's too long a wait. The Judicial Discipline Commission, which has the power to remove her from office, cannot confirm if a complaint has been filed. However, I'm told investigators are now working a complaint against her.'

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scottkirk
An academic study was just published recently about which sex is more likelly to abuse any power over others given to them..man or women.
The study was conclusive that women were 5 times more likelly than men to abuse any power over others that was given to them.
this doesn't fit neatly into the women as angel peacekeeper that is the vogue in the academic arena right now...but thats what the study concluded, and it is what it is...

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Submitted by scottkirk on Mon, 2007-05-28 23:36

I haven't heard of a study with findings that significant...
Can you point me to it?

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Submitted by alen on Tue, 2007-05-29 09:13