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I don't doubt this is true. We see many law enforcement abuses of this sort[1] and I want any such abuses investigated and the perpetrators severely punished.

But you are implying that because that might happen, the transgender woman should be left in the women's prison. But that carries its own risks[2] which ALWAYS get left out of these discussions. I do not automatically believe in the sincerity of men, especially those with a history of violence against women, when they arrive at prison and only afterwards declare that they are trans.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_ride_(police_brutality)

[2] https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/man-posing-as-tran...




> when they arrive at prison and only afterwards declare that they are trans

How often do you think that occurs?




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