[Publius6961]

"If you have the means and knowledge to protect citizens or other officers, you are expected to take action -- and will be held accountable when you do not take action."

Female officers? I shudder at the thought. I live near a restaurant where most(?) city police officers seem to visit regularly and every time I see 6'5" officers come in accompanied by a 5'-1" cookie strutting like a peackock, I just shake my head.

Maybe they should be fired for failure to earn their paycheck, not for cowardice.

[goldstategop]

Don't knock 'em. The vast majority of female cops are seasoned and dedicated professionals. They're capable of doing as good police work as the men. In a lifetime, its very rare for a police officer to ever have to draw a gun. True, that's not the impression TV shows give people but police work for the most part rarely involves facing life-threatening danger. For the most part, its pretty routine.

(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")