I have no problem with police departments holding all applicants and officers to the same physical standards.
As you well know, the
only way to achieve numerical parity is to
reduce the physical standards, which still leaves most female officers at a physical disadvantage to most male suspects.
Lets stick to the facts, rather than assuming that I or you know something in particular.
The fact is that most women are not as strong as most men. The topic of this thread is not about 'numerical parity' or 'reducing physical standards' which would be a completely different topic.
The fact is that any officer who is smaller/weaker than the person that they are trying to arrest is faced with exactly the same dilemma- regardless of the gender of either party.
And police department policies have to address that. Whether it is a 5' 2" 120 lb woman dealing with a 180 lb man, or a 180 lb man dealing with a 300 lb man.
You asked for what can address this 'deadly dilemma'?
a) Could departmental guidelines on when to use deadly force, and when to use alternatives(tasers, mace, batons, non-lethal projectiles)
b) Establishing a physical standard and sticking to it.
c) And of course back up.
c) Establishing guildelines