What do you think about fat cops?

[Deleted]

I know being fat is not always a choice, but as protectors of society, should they be allowed to be this fat?
Who are they gonna catch? A leper patient? Seriously, an 80 year old will most likely outrun them.



So i guess the question is: Should government security employees have some sort of health or fitness standard to live up to? Assuming they dont only sit at a desk all day.
What do you think about these obese cops?

[IIamaKing]

I think about running.

Is that guy a real cop even? his uniform some how seems fake/cheap.

[Deleted]

Atleast he's drinking water.

Looks more like AA or aquarius but nice find.



it has a white sportscap.

[Condemner]

Depends on his job title really. I don't know how that works for police officers, but when they have to catch criminals I assume there is some sort of expectation concerning fitness before they even hire them.

[Ilir]

They usually have to pass some physical exams. At least where I live. Dunno 'bout US.

[Keyboard Champion]

I think the police should have standards.

Officer Fatcowski, you are over the maximum acceptable weight. You have one week to get rid of the excess weight or be suspended without pay until you do.

This isn't a fat hate comment. Overweight police officers are slower to react and slower to run after perps, thus they have a lower performance at their job.

[Independent voter]

I don't know if he's a security for hire type or a real cop.

I have seen fat cops. It has to affect their jobs. Most of them will probably get fired if they don't maintain a certain level of fitness.

[OneSent]

It's difficult for me to take overweight cops seriously. There's just something about it that ruins the whole "serve and protect" hero persona.

Bless their little hearts though. I want to give that guy in the photo a giant hug! Only mama's cooking can do that to a grown man, and I'm willing to bet he loves his mama!

[Lenonis]

I think about doughnuts.

[Kathandira]

I believe if you are a patrol or a responder, then you should be expected to pass a yearly physical exam. If you are a dispatcher or some other office jocky, then you should not be held to such standards.

[Deleted]

Hope he's being monitored to lose that weight, granted not all officers are front line, he could be a desk jockey; Riots for example, or large policing events see any non-vital officers put on the street.

[Keyboard Champion]

I believe if you are a patrol or a responder, then you should be expected to pass a yearly physical exam. If you are a dispatcher or some other office jocky, then you should not be held to such standards.

Officers get moved around all the time, no one remains at one role forever.

[Lyese]

I think the police should have standards.

Officer Fatcowski, you are over the maximum acceptable weight. You have one week to get rid of the excess weight or be suspended without pay until you do.

This isn't a fat hate comment. Overweight police officers are slower to react and slower to run after perps, thus they have a lower performance at their job.

I'm pretty (nope) sure over 100 pounds can be lost in a week in a way that doesn't involve surgery.

[Deleted]

Only thing that cop will catch is diabetes.

[zealo]

Officers out on patrol should be able to be classified as being fit, i have no problem with overweight people in the police force if they are doing a desk job on the other hand.

[Jester Joe]

There's physical requirements to be a cop.
I don't think I've ever seen a fat cop...
Security guard on the other hand is a different story.

[Kalis]

The thin blue line.

[brimdog]

I judge they have stressful jobs, jobs which the majority of the population criticize at every opportunity, and are non-perfect people, like everyone else, on this planet anyway, and have lives apart from the job they chose and as long as they perform the functions of enforcing the law and order, doctrines agreed upon by general consensus, then their weight: should not be a factor; let it only be a variable.

[Snorkles]

The thin blue line.

Instantly made me think of this.

[Neyze]

I think what's worse is fat gym teachers. I had this one whale of a PE teacher who every time I saw her I would think, what the hell makes her qualified to be a PHYSICAL EDUCATION teacher. And the worst part was that she had a golden opportunity to lose some of that weight, but instead she was too concerned with making sure we were working so she would sit around and watch us instead of participating. It was pretty sad.