In the math/science capability comment, that's mostly a biological
question. In the strip search case, it's a social mores problem.
I do think the agreement is somewhat discriminatory, but social mores
are a funny that way.
-Kevin
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:00:40 -0600, Raymond Camden <[EMAIL PROTEC
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> So, consider the following quote from
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All cultural discussions aside, I don't see why certain members of a suit
should be awarded higher damages for the same offenseunless such
discrepencies are readily apparent.
For instance, if I got scammed out of $5, and you got scammed by the same
company out of $10, we filed a joint suit
Culturally in the U.S. and in many other (but not all) countries, women are
taught a greater sense of modesty and therefore inevitably would be more
offended and humiliated by an intrusive strip search than men. That is our
culture. Is it fair? I don't know, but it takes into consideration our c
So, consider the following quote from
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2004/12/27/settlement_reached_in_strip_search_lawsuit_against_york_county_jail/
The agreement stipulates that women members of the suit will get
double the payout as men because previous jury verdicts have gener
