Brian Nichols and Women Cops

Some people may have heard of this, if not Michelle Malkin and LaShawn Barber have some coverage.

Some people are saying that women should have no role in law enforcement. I disagree and frankly I think that is sloppy thinking. Not all law enforcement is about going one on one with large black men like Brian Nichols. In fact very little of it has to do with that. Most of it has to do with talking to people, either taking depositions or in handling verbal disputes. I think women can excel in those areas and are probably better than men. Women also tend to be better shots (it's a manual dexterity thing).

The issue here is what the hell was a 5' tall woman doing guarding an over 6' tall man. A man who is unshackled, had a knife taken off him the day before, is accused of rape, and is changing clothes at the time. No woman had any business being in that room.

Some people may think that all this "women cannot match up against men" talk is also sloppy thinking. No. Women cannot match up physically with men of the same weight if their skill levels are at all similar. Women have a higher proportion of body fat and skeletal mass than men. That means a man will be significantly stronger than a woman of the same size and weight. Sorry, but this isn't making things up. A woman is outgunned going up against a man even if he is her own size. It gets worse when you consider that most men are bigger than women too.