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Brickbat: Long Fingers of the Law

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 6:00 AM

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Human Rights Watch has asked that Indonesia stop forcing female applicants to undergo a virginity test to join the police force. The group says the tests are both discriminatory and useless.

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  1. Fist of Etiquette   12 years ago

    We want our law enforcement professionals to be as uptight and frustrated as possible.

  2. Snark Plissken   12 years ago

    They use a rubber glove to check for video games?

  3. Adans smith   12 years ago

    If they fail the test what happens? Stoned? Lashed?

  4. antisocial-ist   12 years ago

    It's not useless, it gives people an official record of who the sluts are. Which is a damn good thing to know.

    1. UnCivilServant   12 years ago

      Except the test is not accurate.

      1. antisocial-ist   12 years ago

        Hey, I have a full proof way of determining which women are virgins, but they can only take the test once.

    2. Rich   12 years ago

      It's not useless,

      it gives the testers a cheap thrill.

  5. straffinrun   12 years ago

    No shirt, no shoes, no hyman, no badge.

  6. Rufus J. Firefly   12 years ago

    Makes sense to me.

    1. UnCivilServant   12 years ago

      Have you become infected by AnonBot, Rufus?

      1. Swiss Servator, Winter kommt!   12 years ago

        Maybe he jsut lieks it!

  7. Shpip   12 years ago

    Seems like cherry-picked data to me.

    1. Adans smith   12 years ago

      oh,you didn't?!

      1. Swiss Servator, Winter kommt!   12 years ago

        Yeah, he did...

        1. Shpip   12 years ago

          Someone had to go there. I figured I'd take a poke at it.

  8. SIV   12 years ago

    I'll just leave this here

    1. Suthenboy   12 years ago

      Hilarious.

  9. dodgybennettyre   12 years ago

    my buddy's sister-in-law makes $66 an hour on the computer . She has been fired for six months but last month her pay check was $15880 just working on the computer for a few hours. check it out.....

    ????? http://www.netjob70.com

  10. sorayahiltoniku   12 years ago

    I started with my online business I earn $58 every 15 minutes. It sounds unbelievable but you wont forgive yourself if you don't check it out.
    For information check this site. ????? http://www.jobsfish.com

  11. Brendan   12 years ago

    Sounds like way to enable an actual rape culture in the police department. If "losing" your virginity is a ticket to getting fired, some female officers will avoid filing rape complaints against fellow officers.

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