There is a body of experience that should give us pause about having a woman president. Often when female police officers feel threatened, they resort to shooting a suspect instead of using other means of subduing them, as male officers do. Perhaps they know their physical shortcomings or they do not want to appear weak, so they use deadly force when it isn’t always necessary.
“Often when female police officers feel threatened, they resort to shooting a suspect instead of using other means of subduing them, as male officers do.”
Then a uniformed cop came in - HURRAY! Oh, wait, it was a woman, no more than about 5’4” and 130 or so. My distinct memory was of her running out of the place, clutching her radio. Her choice was to do that, or shoot someone - at least she made the right decision. Well, a minute or 2 later, a plainclothes cop came in. He was about 6’4”, at least 240. He waded into the melee, grabbed Bruce Lee by the collar, and literally threw him against the wall, stunning him. A couple patrol cops came in, dragged Bruce Lee out by his feet (banging his head against the tile floor, steps and sidewalk with no apparent care), and began to toss him into a paddy wagon. Of course, the entertainment wasn’t over - Bruce Lee woke up, and was spread-eagled across the door so as not to go in...and my last memory of the event was the 2 patrol cops taking turns kicking him in the small of the back to loosen his grip on the doors. All in all, a great night’s entertainment (and free, on top of that).
Bottom line, though: the lady cop did not have the option of using intermediate force, like the large, male cop did. She had to run away or shoot. More than that, from a psychological point of view, she KNEW that these were her only options. That and, as you mentioned, they feel like they have to prove something - and that is very dangerous.