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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
OK.
First off, one has to consider that there is CONSIDERABLE physical and morphological difference between the sexes. The average Male outweighs the average Female by something around 40%, has 25% more skeletal muscle-mass, and that mass is comprised of "fast-jerk" muscles, designed to deliver explosive power over a short period. Females have mostly "slow jerk" muscles which deliver much less force, but much more consistantly and for much longer periods. This is why Females are better shots than Males ( on average ) with firearms, and why they able to compete "straight across" with male skiiers, snowboarders, etc etc. However, the result of the disparity in weight, muscle-mass, and muscle type means that the average Male is about 70% stronger than the average Female.
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Female police officers don't have to fall into the "average" ability or body type, as they can go through rigerous training in order to level the playing field.
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
However, this fact imposes certain realities: namely that the AVERAGE Female can be more-or-less demolished by the AVERAGE Male without too much trouble on the Male's part. Martial Arts training can help mitigate ( or even eliminate ) this disparity; I wouldn't want to tackle Michelle Krasnoo or Laura Truley with anything short of a 12-bore. However, it must be remembered that most "martial arts" in the US today are focused much more on the "art" than the "martial" part. The training takes place in a tightly controlled environment, and the "victim" always knows that they're going to be attacked, and usually knows what form the attack will take; ergo, they are able to effectively defend against it. This handicaps practicioners of both sexes.
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Police offficers train in combat, not art. My wife trains in combat, not art. If you want art, there's plenty of Tai Chi to go around. Have you ever seen a 21 year old, thin woman disable 4 200+ pound men in under 30 seconds? I have. My wife even knows what moisturizers are good for the cracking and dryness that comes from repeated punching. God I love her.
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
This is where firearms come into the picture. Of my dozen-ish students whom I have taught to shoot, only one has been Male. The rest have been Females who recognized the above facts and wished to be able to effectively defend themselves NOW, without going through the years of training it takes to fight like Laura Truley.
In a circumstance like this, the use of a Female deputy, ESPECIALLY by herself, was nothing short of madness. This is not to say that Females don't make good cops; if someone's a good cop they're a good cop. However, the idea that someone who was physically incapable of restraining a prisoner and RETAINING HER WEAPON ( something else I teach all my students and practice rigorously ) would be gaurding someone like this is pure, rank insanity.
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Anyone who is properly trained (not 14 weeks at police academy, but several years in military combat training specificlly dealing with urban combat and hand to hand, weapons training, etc.), man or woman, could have dealt with that situation with relative ease. The average man cannot overpower a properly trained police officer.
Like I said before:
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Originally Posted by Willravel
The problem here is not with gender, but with the inferior training this woman had to work with.
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Baring a physical disability of some kind, this woman could have been trained to deal with this. The inferior training is to blame.