FITNESS GUIDELINES

[Duchess]

Should there be fitness guidelines for LEO's? By that I mean should there be weight limits, a healthy weight guideline for one's height because a couple hundred pounds on someone 5' is waaaay different than the same weight on someone 6'2".

[SIXFOOTERsez]

I think there should, but its not going to happen. A lot of people want their cops to look like "Regular" people. A couple years back there was a big flap in S Fla about tattoos on cops are, Lots of those guys work out a lot and it intimidated supposedly a lot of civilians. I don't think that the public has swung back the other way, Planet fitness is all about a non threatening non intimidating environment and they seem to be flourishing.

[Duchess]

I was moved to ask that after seeing a hugely overweight LEO. This was more than 20-30 lbs, it was more like 100 lbs overweight. This person couldn't have run out of a room let alone down a street chasing a bad guy.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

LOL, yea thats the other thing I have seen

[BigMark]

I really feel that Dutchess is being a bit harsh, I could almost guarantee he could run especially if free donuts were mentioned.

[Blindgreed1]

Should there be fitness guidelines for LEO's? By that I mean should there be weight limits, a healthy weight guideline for one's height because a couple hundred pounds on someone 5' is waaaay different than the same weight on someone 6'2".

My pops had to do a yearly refresher which included a challenging obstacle course and shootout scenarios with rubber bullets. Not sure if they still do that or not?

[Maggot]

Most towns accept what they can get for the salary they offer. If not there would be no seat warmers in the vehicles. Just manikins faking out speeders.

[Duchess]

I really feel that Dutchess is being a bit harsh

I wasn't being harsh, Mork.