Please stop talking about trans women as if all of them are serious sex offenders. They are not.

Also, please pay attention to what people actually SAY. Paddick did NOT say women should be locked up with male rapists. He said each case should be individually risk assessed.
I am sick and tired of the outright lies spread by some gender critical people in pursuit of their agenda. The above is a fine example. Absolutely no-one, least of all Brian Paddick, is recommending locking up women with male rapists.
The number of trans women in prison is tiny. It is easily possible for the prison service to assess each case individually, taking full account of the needs of the prisoner AND the safety of other prisoners. That is what Paddick recommended.
Let's have the truth, please, and some common sense. Both are in short supply in this debate.

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