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I don't think its not so much the question about underfunding, it's about the early warning signs they had on this guy and the lack of tactics and pre-planning which created this incident. I know a lot of officers, both male and female, who due to their complacency, are dangerous not only to themselves but to others. Nichols had been found with shanks hidden in his shoes last week...must have forgot about that one...
Another problem I see is at the agency decision making level and whoever diceided it was ok for this obvious difference in size and gender. Tactics and proactive thinking aside, there are undeniable differences here, I'm thinking age and size being the major factors. Even if the deputy had training and attitude, I doubt this would have turned out any other way. Terrible way to learn a hard lesson.
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