Transsexual Cops

Somewhat related to a recent post where a judge ruled that cops can now wear turbans when in uniform comes this story from the UK regarding transsexual police officers.

A long-standing obstacle to transsexuals serving as police officers was removed yesterday when the law lords ruled against a chief constable's refusal to recruit a man surgically changed into a woman.

Five judges including Lord Bingham, the senior law lord, rejected a claim that police might be sued for assault if a male-to-female transsexual carried out a body search of a woman suspect.

It's prudent for me to take some time to mull this issue over because, frankly, there are many unexamined consequences that result when people decide to enter the foggy world of sex changes.