They don't. That's a fair indicator that the... ahem... officer in question might have been one of the short, fat, out of shape, high-heel wearing testosteronally challenged equal opportunity LEOs. This isn't bigoty, it's fact. The high school diploma requirement was waived a long time ago for these candidates, as were many of the physical fitness requirements, like the wind sprints and distance running. Two such of Philly's finest were relieved of duty in September of 2001 after being recorded on the dispatch tapes as cheering for the al Quaida terrorists and the destruction of the WTC.
Your prescient #43.