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As a rookie cop, I'd expect him to have the bearing of someone who's undergone training and other preparation--including mental--for the rigors of police work. Being a cop isn't the same as being a hotel concierge--and that goes before the specialized work this story seems to tackle (e.g., organized crime, vice, and government corruption). The messaging and imagery of the current era aside, police are supposed to be icons of righteous strength in service to the people--"to protect and to serve", the motto goes.
A rookie is a rookie. It'd be unreasonable to expect a veteran's knowledge and capability from a rookie, but he should not be a fish out of water in the role. That said, if your local policeman is an effeminate mouse, how can anyone rely on such a pantywaist when there's trouble?
It doesn't make sense on its face, but when you consider the possibility that it's set up this way to emphasize the masculinity of the eponymous "Tyranno"--that the male MC does not have--it does.
The synopsis, however, does not align with your assertion. It talks about a new male police officer who feels helpless before all the corruption he sees in the world; this officer eventually encounters another police officer who embodies multiple masculine characteristics the male police officer does not, including fearless agency, with at least one of those traits exaggerated to grotesque, partially inhuman caricature--and that officer is female. The male officer is faced with a conflict in this story, but--as it is with many other manga with such helpless male leads--it's the female that is in the position to solve them. Like with Himekishi ga Classmate, Tyranno might as well be the singular protagonist of this story--as opposed to being one of two, which is what she actually she is--but it's not so.
That's going by the synopsis alone. Just the first chapter contradicts your claim.
Like this guy said, this is absolutely an instance of some variation of that submission fetish lots of effete males have today, throughout civilized society. He didn't have to read it--just the cover would show you everything you need to know if you've had enough exposure to manga/LNs for some time. Assuming you do read, the first chapter alone shows you that it's supposed to appeal to the guys who look at some big woman and squeal "mommy~" or something similar, with a side of wanting to be physically dominated by such a woman either by coddling or violence; such effeminate males are meant to self-insert into such a male MC as the one of this story. A lot of manga/LNs do the same thing, just in different ways--but, as I said, usually not as blatantly.
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