SIOUX CITY, IA—Facing scrutiny for a double standard when it comes to gender, the Federal Witness Protection Program was under fire Monday for what detractors called a clear failure to create believable female identities. “Women make up 50% of the population and yet most of these witnesses are reduced to playing…
SIOUX CITY, IA—Facing scrutiny for a double standard when it comes to gender, the Federal Witness Protection Program was under fire Monday for what detractors called a clear failure to create believable female identities.
“Women make up 50% of the population and yet most of these witnesses are reduced to playing stereotypes like “housewife” or “nurse,’” said law enforcement critic Geanna Linx, telling reporters that women who were party to a crime and had been spirited away across the country were often given feather-light dossiers that included descriptions such as “hot but doesn’t know it,” or “a real ice queen.
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