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      The alleged gang member who shot a firefighter in a Staten Island home Friday morning, sparking a tense six-hour standoff that culminated with loud blasts and gunfire, is dead, law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 New York.  Garland Tyree, 38, was found dead in the home on Destiny Court in Mariners Harbor after a shootout at about 11:45 a.m., the sources say. It's not clear if he was killed by police as they traded fire, or if he took his own life.    Tyree, an alleged member of the Nine Trey Gangsters chapter of the Bloods street...

  Answer by India L.J.Mitchell, Retired Police officer It can be different for every woman but in general, there are a few assumptions made by some male cops and some civilians. Many civilian women would warn me to call for back up (although it was usually on its way) if they were in a fight with their boyfriend and he was a big guy. Most guys would go into their flirtation mode and even try to get me to go out with them! Another assumption is that women just can't handle the job physically the way a man can. Interestingly, most...