Get ready for it!! The following story ties in to the current theme (contrived war on women and race discrimination) coming from Obama's Office
'Where are the women?' Colombian prostitute scandal wouldn't have happened if Secret Service had more female agents, say lawmakers
Interesting angle on this story
The Secret Service should hire more women to ensure that a scandal like the recent Colombian prostitution incident does not happen again,
according to two senior congresswomen.
They also cited the officer responsible for disciplining the 11 agents involved in the scandal as an example of a senior woman having a positive
effect on the rest of the force.
Republican Senator Susan Collins praised the work of agent Paula Reid, saying: 'She acted decisively, appropriately, and I can’t help but wonder if
there'd been more women as part of that detail if this ever would have happened.'
Paula Reid... played a "crucial role" in uncovering this scandal
'Where are the women?', she said. 'We probably need to diversify the Secret Service and have more minorities and more women.'
Earlier Ms Reid's crucial role in uncovering the scandal came to light as a congressman predicted that nearly all the agents implicated in the
embarrassing incident would have to leave their jobs.
More on Reid, the head of the Secret Service Miami Office
A decade ago, she joined a controversial class-action lawsuit alleging that African-Americans like her were discriminated against by the agency
and given less prominent jobs.
In an interview several years ago, she stood up for the ability of women to serve as bodyguards, saying: 'Women would not be remotely considered if we
couldn’t do it physically - and we can.'
On Saturday, the chair of the committee which oversees the Secret Service said he thought most of the agents accused of misconduct would eventually
leave the force.
Six have resigned or been sacked so far, and Republican congressman Peter King said: 'I would think you'll see most of the 11 either resign, retire or
will be forced to leave.
'I doubt, no matter what happens, you're going to see any of these 11 ever involved in any kind of detail like this again. They basically have to stay
out of the public eye, if they stay on the job.'
He added: 'Among those 11, besides what they did, they also are in trouble, if you will, for what they didn't do. And what they didn't do is report
it.'
Wonder who they will hire to replace all of these agents on the chopping block... I still smell something. Setup??
Good article
www.dailymail.co.uk...
edit on 25-4-2012 by jibeho because: (no reason given)
edit on 25-4-2012 by jibeho because: (no reason given)
