A gentleman’s quandary

Written 5-20-13

My buddy Jax works as a clerk for the local Police. Sometimes, during a large bust, he will work in the field helping catalog evidence and do the data entry. While he is doing this, he can see the criminals as they are brought in, in handcuffs, for questioning.
Unlike when he is in the office, the officers here are in full gear, including bulletproof vests.
Being the oddball that he is, he asked my opinion on how a gentleman should act when confronted with danger. Specifically, if the following situation arose.
Some of the officers are petite, sweet young things. Now in a normal situation, if something goes wrong, as a gentleman, he knows he must stand between a young lady and danger.
However, in this case, they are the only ones with the bulletproof vests on, not him. So logic dictates that he should duck behind one of them, knowing full well that Miss Manners would tell him that a Gentleman always protects the ladies.

I am just glad that I will never be in his shoes.