If it had been a boy that had assaulted a ticketing inspector, this would never have been news.

This "delicate flower" had been apprehended committing a crime, and then compounded it with assault. getting her on the ground and restraining her would be standard procedure. The spear tackle was probably not deliberate, but could have been avoided.

Equality of the sexes goes both ways.

Dear Hasbeen and Indy,

I found the article in the link I came across quite interesting
and thought it worth sharing with posters because it
gave additional perspectives to the discussion.

Of course the world doesn't consist of a reality that every
one sees in exactly the same way. Different people will
interpret things differently.

However I think it important in a forum of social and
political debate such as OLO - to strive to give
a window on the wider world that lies
beyond our immediate experience. It enables us to appreciate
viewpoints other than our own, and in the process, to better
understand our attitudes, ourselves, and our lives.

Foxy,

Girls and women haven't somehow 'caught' violence from men and boys. It is simply that more now go about it in obvious ways.

Who would be silly enough to argue that the violence toolkit of boys could ever compare with that of girls? All passed down and modelled by women as their inheritance. Nothing to do with men.

That nursery rhyme 'Girls are made of sugar and spice' was always bollocks. Civilised women and girls like civilised men and boys do not prefer violence of word or deed. Feminism is not a civilising influence, and 'Progressives' excuse criminal behaviour. Coarseness, raunch behaviour and belting others are here to stay, apparently.

They all need some real work to do and fewer excuses and handouts.

Meanwhile, young men need to look abroad for suitable partners. Or stay free, which is not such a bad idea either.

In our life each of us will resolve conflict.
We too will make decisions and change directions in life.
I failed a great many times before understanding.
Let us not blame the guards, not take the theme to angry men.
The question that must first be answered is what made this girl/tart, sorry her actions need to highlight her likely persona, what made her think it was OK to punch the man.
Our ex Cop introduces his racist rant, but what difference does it make? her race or the race of those she now see,s worthy of charges.
But me no buts, with out her punch the event would never take place.
Are women free to king hit but not men?
If she hit me I would white ribbon and all hit very hard back.
Am I a sexist pig? I think not!
Other threads may tell of bad men but lets first answer why this girl thinks that way

My daughter witnessed a group of inspectors being beaten up by a gang of year 9 schoolboys last week on the "touch one touch all" principle,one of the inspectors grabbed a kid and it was on. The Police arrived promptly but even though one inspector had been punched to the ground they didn't want to press charges, names were taken and it went no further. This sort of conflict happens all the time in Melbourne between private security goons and private citizens:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CseiHw8R0yA
A mate of mine was one of the last ever tram conductors and he got into loads of fights, got slashed with a stanley knife and was pushed out of a moving W class tram on one occasion.

According to recent stats, more young women are
appearing before the courts than ever before for
violent offences. However, the stats tell us
very little about the mindset of the young
perpetrators and why they ultimately become violent.

The outcry against these indiscriminate acts of
violence demonstrates that the wider public finds them
unacceptable.

I'm not sure what the answer is to ending this violence
or even if it's possible to do.
Would focusing on education, positive outlets for
aggression and community involvement help?
I'm not sure.