Sexist Comment by Austin Police Officer: Isolated Incident or Part of Broader Culture?

[boston bean]

Just to set the scene, this reporter was at the police union's building waiting to interview the head of the union. That’s when veteran officer Pietrowski approached me and started talking about the media fall-out over the video tape of NFL running back Ray Rice punching and knocking out his then-fiancé in a hotel elevator. Rice was suspended by the NFL and was released by his team.

Pietrowski says the event was blown out of proportion by the media. That's when he explained.

"Now, stop and think about this. I don't care who you are. You think about the women's movement today, [women say] 'Oh, we want to go [into] combat,' and then, 'We want equal pay, and we want this.' You want to go fight in combat and sit in a foxhole? You go right ahead, but a man can't hit you in public here? Bulls--t! You act like a whore, you get treated like one!"

I recently played Pietrowski's tape to APD Chief Acevedo.

"Somebody [who] has that mentality, has no business being a cop," he says.

http://kut.org/post/sexist-comment-austin-police-officer-isolated-incident-or-part-broader-culture

This comes on the heels of the chief "suspending" two officers for mocking rape victims, saying, don't call us, the police can't un-rape you.

[mercuryblues]

1. These

are the people who investigate rapes and DV. Is it any wonder why so many reports are mislabeled under "unsubstantiated" never to be investigated.

[el_bryanto]

2. It seems like Acevedo has a lot of work to do cleaning up his department

In fairness he appears aware of that - but we'll see if he actually does it.

Bryant

[hobbit709]

3. This is the same police chief who said this about a jaywalking arrest.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/austin-top-apologizes-defense-officers-arrested-jaywalker-article-1.1699041

Ever since Art took over as chief the local cops have really adopted the storm trooper mentality.

[LiberalLoner]

4. WTF???? So women volunteering to serve our country are considered "whores"....

Really? Is that how these right wingers think???!!! No wonder I was raped and so many women are raped in the military. Although, men are raped in the military, too...but the percentage of women experiencing sexual assault in the military is horrifyingly high, and I have to wonder if this attitude, if widespread, is a contributing factor to that. You know, a desire to punish women for their choice to serve.

[etherealtruth]

5. Words fail ....WTF?

[niyad]

6. may this officer receives everything he deserves.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. so then, what does he call men that sit in foxholes and fight in combat ... ?

and if women die like them shouldn't they be paid like them ... ?

what kind of idiotic, mean, crass, cold and callous people are in charge of our society ... ?