No, I do not think women should be under any curfew. I am sorry that you were assaulted. That should never have happened. However, I am reminded of the story of when my father showed up to our house with a used Honda XR-75 motorcycle. My mother was an emergency room nurse for her entire career. She all but pitched a fit. I finally had to say to her, "You realize that you are basing your reaction to the fact that, as a nurse, you see all the idiots who thought they could ride a bike, not the ones who actually can." My point is that, as you yourself pointed out, that you may be averse to any ideas other than more muscle on the street due to what happened. I am very leery of that thought process, and am even more leery of the idea that such thought processes could be influencing the final decisions as to whether or not we have more LEO out there. I think it is time we moved forward in our concepts of 'law' and 'law enforcement' as the concept we are now using is outdated and has been corrupted almost beyond repair. I feel that more 'community safety agents' who all have degrees with either a major or a minor in psychology, psychiatry, or sociology, as well as medical and legal knowledge, can then assess what is going on and decide if a cadre of troops is necessary. Also, police should have a similar level of education before they are ever allowed to deal with the public. I have also felt that any military personnel who want to go into civilian law enforcement should undergo at least five years of therapy before they are allowed to deal with the public. But, I digress.
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