http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8242870.stm Women judge, but do they convict? The answer, it seems, is that they judge but do not convict. What are we to make of this? Typical woman: in the dishonourable position of wishing to wound, but afraid to strike. Vacillating, irrational, hypocritical frightened women, who rarely have the courage of their convictions, in case they offend against their own sex by seeming harsh, judgemental and uncompassionate . After all, they prefer to let someone else - men - pick up the pieces and do their dirty work, eg squashing that bug, pulling the trigger etc, after they have wasted everyone's time and allowed more time for things to get worse while they fuss with their hair, fix their nails, look in the mirror, dither about and examine the contents of their handbag ....