Female cops are “insulted” and “offended” by the NYPD’s move to increase gender equity — by lowering standards during rookie tryouts, including scrapping the tim…
— sparked fireworks between Holmes and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who sources said wanted to keep the run.The run “will no longer be part of the final evaluation of officers” an NYPD spokesperson confirmed on Friday.
“I’m offended,” huffed one female cop on patrol Friday. “We were in the academy when it was on the fence whether or not [the run] was going to be canceled and we had to pass it to get through the academy. … If those females don’t want to put in that effort to pass the mile and a half run, I don’t think they should be cops.”Added another female cop on patrol in Manhattan: “If I did [the run], everyone should do it.
She said her organization “strongly supports” the 30×30 initiative which aims to increase the representation of women in law enforcement to 30% by 2030 “but lowering standards is not the answer.” NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was against lowering the training standards, police sources said.The department last year replaced a faux 6-foot wall inside the Police Academy gym with a chain-link fence that’s easier to climb, according to official recruiting videos posted online.
The “Barrier Surmount” is one of six tasks that comprise a physical exam known as the “Job Standard Test” that would-be cops have to pass before beginning six months of training at the academy in Flushing, Queens.
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