Citizen Helps Officer Arrest Towering Suspect. Man Helped Short Cop Subdue Tall Suspect

Action News/wsbtv.com ^ | June 3, 2006

[ArrogantBustard]

Yup ... we (his group of friends and and mine) ended up buying rounds most of the evening ...

[ClearCase_guy]

The last thing the cops want is for regular folks to "help" them.

I believe Chief Wiggum on the Simpsons has a quote: "Can't you people take the law into your own hands??"

I almost never watch TV, but that's probably hard to tell right now.

[MrCruncher]

I know very able-bodied males with years of experience who would standardly call for backup in a lesser situation than that.

[kaylar]

Okay...I know this is probably gonna be seen as nitpicky : But a 5'4" woman is NOT "short" or "tiny". In this country, the average woman is 5'4" , ergo, this (female) cop is average for her gender. If the police officer in question were a MAN, he'd be short-but a woman-? Nope, she's average. (BTW, the average US man stands about 5' 9". )

Of course, that doesn't answer the question of whether women of average height and weight are strong enough to do as good a job as police as are men of average height and weight.

Incidentally, the hiring of women who couldn't meet the old height standards (usually 5' 8" IIRC)is usually blamed entirely on feminists. But ethnic groups who have an adult male height shorter than the US average joined in on feminist efforts to overturn the height requirments. FWIW.

[CSM]

Let's see if I have this straigh; in the name of diversity the city was forced to hire someone not physically capable of handling the work involved with the job. This results in an average citizen stepping in to physically assist with an arrest.

In the name of diversity, we now are willing to put more civilian lives at risk......

[ncountylee]

In the name of diversity, we now are willing to put more civilian lives at risk......

Might be more a change in attitude than diversity. I remember watching male police officers, following the North Ridge bank robbery, cowering behind cars watching citizens drive into the "kill zone" without making any attempt to stop or even warn them.

[MotleyGirl70]

This tiny woman needs a nice desk job before she kills someone she is unable to subdue.

What if it was the middle of the night with no civilians around. What would she have done then?

[MotleyGirl70]

Short women are people too.

Lol. Gee, thanks for thinking so.

This officer is 5'4" tall (as am I) and that is average, not short.

Although, I think any woman would be short next to a 7' guy.

Isn't there a height/weight requirement to become a lady cop--if not there should be.

[Jotmo]

Maybe we should have some basic strength requirements for cops like we do firefighters. Nobody could call it sexist then.

Want to bet?

[Jotmo]

And the officer was in her 50's or 60's I believe. A complete farce.

People died because of that PC nonsense. Someone should have gone to jail over that crap. (Besides the perp.)

[Jotmo]

Isn't there a height/weight requirement to become a lady cop--if not there should be.

There used to be height and weight requirements to become a cop, period. Lady or not.

They were deemed sexist and racist, and done away with in most, if not all places.

[MotleyGirl70]

They were deemed sexist and racist,...

Mmm, I wonder which group could've been behind that thinking.

/s/

[lakey]

I saw this on t.v. tonight. She's a very lucky little lady, and I hope she is reconsidering her career in law enforcement.

[oh8eleven]

[Melas]

That statement presumes that a lone male officer of average or even above average size could have subdued a 7' perp. The illogic is staggering.

[Melas]

She should have called for backup. What everyone in this thread has thus far missed is that no cop is guarunteed to come out on top in a one to one confrontation. There is always someone younger, stronger, faster, bigger, and more strung out. Procedure and teamwork is the solution, not size and strength of the individual officers.

[texan75010]

"That statement presumes that a lone male officer of average or even above average size could have subdued a 7' perp. The illogic is staggering."

FALSE PREMISE - You assume I am referring to 7' males exclusively.

My statement was, "This tiny woman needs a nice desk job before she kills someone she is unable to subdue."

Nowhere in my statement did I refer to the 7' man. Since you were so busy insulting me, perhaps you failed to actually read the post, so, I will spell it out for you using short words. The size and stature of men that this woman could physically subdue is a very short list. She is small and weak. Most men are stronger than her. It is a matter of physical stature, not her willingness or heart or talent. Since she cannot subdue most men physically, she would have to have a weapon that would compensate for her size. That would be a gun. She would either have to pull her weapon or get her a$$ kicked if the perp chose to resist.

This is a logical and reasonable. If you really want to talk about staggering illogic, look no further than your assumption of what you assumed I said. Exercise your reading and comprehension skills and respond intelligently as this is how the grownups around here converse with one another.

[the evil conservative]

WHERE WILL YOU BE... THE NEXT TIME... DIVERSITY STRIKES... Will some child rapist get away because the cop was too tiny to arrest him? If so, and he kills one of my kids, you bet your sorry behind I'll sue her police department.

[june825]

I just seen your post on officer julie welch, and i agree with you, i know julie personally, she is a very close friend of mine, and i have to say she is a very strong woman to be 5’4, she is as tough as the guys, and i think she did an awesome job..
love ya julie