Women On The Force: Female Cops Proving Themselves ’10 Times More’

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In Kathy Katerman’s first round of boxing at the police academy, a male cadet broke Katerman’s nose. It was 7 a.m. Her face was speckled with blood, and her morning had only just begun.

“Back in the day, they made us box three rounds with a man of equal weight,” said Katerman, whose opponent was 18 pounds heavier than she was. “They wanted you to know what it was like to feel a man’s punch and what it could be like out on the street.”

The hit didn’t deter Katerman. She reentered the ring and then the classroom, where she continued basic training with ice pressed over her face for nearly 10 hours in the Broward Police Academy. – READ MORE

 

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