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We can agree that all things being equal (height and weight) the male in most instances would be stronger than the female.

My point is this......If you have for instance a male officer who is 5'5 125 lbs and a female officer 5'7 130 lbs which of the two could more effectively make the arrest or carry out any of the tasks you listed? Or as another example... a female who is in good physical shape as opposed to a male who is not. I do not think gender is a factor only size in some instances. There will always be encounters with criminals that are bigger and stronger than the office regardless of gender. L.E.O is more about tactics, judgment and force options not the size or gender of the officer.

We can agree that all things being equal (height and weight) the male in most instances would be stronger than the female.

Ummm. Not exactly. A smaller male can almost always defeat a larger female. Weight alone is not an indicator. The norm for percentage of body fat for women is 20-30%. For men, it's 10-20%. Women are carrying around more fat than men, which does nothing for their strength or stamina.

Your examples of a 5'2" policeman vs. a 5'7" police woman is unrealistic. Nobody of such short stature should be a police officer. We cannot have policemen the size of 13 year old girls.

130 pounders belong in the ballet, not in law enforcement - male or female.

The more of these ballerinas we have in law enforcement, the more thugs will be tempted to take a swat at them.

Each week we read in the papers of a thug disarming a practically helpless lady cop. When will we stop this PC madness? Or like in this article, everyone is surprised that a lady cop got hurt. Duh! Don't put ladies in uniform, and they won't get hurt.

Just as girls do not belong on the football team with the boys, ladies do not belong on the beat. If they do, nobody should be surprised when they get beat or killed.