To think many women aren't suited to all police situations

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Vile the police officers were attacked by the media and by politicans. However, this is a seperate issuse - I don't think she should have been sent to deal with this in the first place.

What’s not?

Did you know restraining someone isn’t about strength but skill

its usually 2 officers and they work as a team

I think you’re on the wind up!

Again, so what are you saying? Ban women from the force? Or give them a desk job? While we’re at it we should do so with the army, prison jobs, security etc just so men really know they run this town.

There are weight classes in professional fighting for a reason

Just because you feel incapable of dealing with a violent situation doesn’t mean all women are.

All of those officers got stuck in and dealt with the situation, she didn’t stand by regardless of the fact she was a woman, she didn’t run away. She did her job and the public was protected because of it.

Well her male colleague was on the floor being kicked (and apparently with a gun too) - so tell me again how he was better equipped than her to resolve the situation.

Completely missing the point. It has nothing to do with being grateful or ungrateful.

“Police what’s your emergency?”
“Hi, there is a fight at the local pub”
”okay thank you. Please find some scales and weigh the aggressors so we can ascertain which type of police office to dispatch for this job”

Based on sheer strength alone, I don't think most women are suited for police fieldwork. Not even as a team of 2, never mind when working alone. For their own safety.

I also think it's embarrassing, the lack of physical fitness, strength and endurance training in the police force for both men and women.

No, don’t ban women from policing, but I don’t understand the rationale for pretending we’re all the same? Most violent crime is committed by men. The vast majority of men are bigger and stronger than the vast majority of women, that being the case are most women suitable for a frontline role?

Police fieldwork?? What the fucks that?

I’ve not read all the other posts. YABU .
No one has the right to hit and attack another person. Regardless of gender!
I hope they throw the bloody book at all of them!
If it had been white men attacking an Asian officer there would have been riots !! Yes I know, I’ve mentioned race, but I’m sick of double standards.

I bet they get a lenient sentence and a slap on the wrist !

Absolutely no excuse to react they way they did!!

There WERE riots!

Its not as simple as that an automatic 5 year sentence would be unfair. And it really depends on what you class as assault. In this specific case absolutely but a lot of "assaults" arent like this

What sort of person headbutts someone and than punches a woman police officer in the face? They are animals, and hopefully their sentences will reflect the level of their aggression.

They aren't fit to walk the streets.

Nobody is pretending we are all like for like. But you seem to be fixated on the fact that you have to be a unit of a person to be on the frontline when most people are saying there are a variety of skills and tactics that men and women use in order to respond to incidents that are / can become violent.

It’s about skill as opposed to just physical strength. Defusing situations is far preferable to physical restraint as well.

You absolutely need women in policing but their is times i see police officers male and female and think wtf even i could take them.

Really I don’t recall?

It doesn't make you a hypocrite, it makes you a realist

@Golden407 you clearly know nothing about street fights, or professional fighting.

Police officers should be strong, tough people that are capable of dealing with very violent situations.

Really? You don’t think weight classes are necessary in fighting?

I haven't rtft

I am conflicted on this. I am a female police officer, but a 6' rugby playing one...
I spent 10 years in uniform and have seen and done all sorts.

I joined with tiny woman who also did riot training with me and she literally couldn't see over a long riot shield.

She was a brilliant cop, later detective, and supervisor. But she wouldn't be my first pick for a public order situation.

I might not be many cops first pick for public order.

But, we take what we can and work with whoever wants to join, within reason, and I think she's all the braver for being fucking tiny and still doing this job.