How is someone that gets out of breath eating a donut going to protect and serve anyone?

  • Echo5@lemmy.world
    161·
    6 months ago

    Heard from a local cop that it had something to do with the union. If the department wants to implement a standard the union would require something or other. Something about an incentive? I didn’t get the whole picture obviously. I know police need unions in case somebody sues them but does seem kind of dumb that it’s so difficult to enforce a physical standard.

    • Delphia@lemmy.world
      9·
      6 months ago

      Now I dont work in the law enforcement industry but I do work in an industry that has supposed fitness requirements although they arent enforced.

      For us, the union told them “If they have to maintain a weight of X to remain employed. You have to pay them to hit the gym on company time or pay their gym fees and an allowance.” So the company filed that away under “fuck that”. Now if you get too fat for the equipment they just move you to a different duty, often one with a shitload of walking around.

        • Delphia@lemmy.world
          1·
          6 months ago

          Backfired big time too.

          Most of the big older guys realised that walking around all day is actually a pretty low pressure and laid back gig even if you are on your feet all day and dont want to go back on the machines once they are getting like 20,000 steps a day and lose the weight.

    • BassTurd@lemmy.world
      3·
      6 months ago

      In a small Midwest town, if the police force has more than 3 members, I bet half of them are classified as obese.

  • FreakinSteve@lemmy.world
    6·
    6 months ago

    NYPD is an army with offices around the world and pays as much as $600,000/year to individuals for pension.

    They are not a police force; they are a Mafia.

    Most small town.police forces are the same.

    Their job is not to stop crime; it is to serve the wealthy and crush their opponents.

    This is why every American should be armed at all times and ready to defend each other immediately.

  • kreskin@lemmy.world
    163·
    6 months ago

    Why are they also so clearly low iq, and hyper violent?
    and why are they paid so well?

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      Police forces deliberately filter out intelligent people because A) the job is mostly really boring, and smart people don’t like boring jobs, and 2) Smart people won’t put up with the open racism, corruption, and general bullshit of cops.

      Ever notice on the news, that the local police chief always sounds like a swaggering, arrogant dumbass? It’s because he was promoted from a professional gene pool that was compromised from the start. He’s was just the biggest arrogant swaggering dumbass out of big pool of arrogant swaggering dumbasses.

  • Kaboom@reddthat.com
    12·
    6 months ago

    Beyond what others have said, different departments have different policies. They’re usually pretty similar to each other, but a lot don’t explicitly lay out fitness requirements.

  • kubok@fedia.io
    165·
    6 months ago

    i have been to the US several times. Have you ever tried to eat healthily?

  • Lord Wiggle@lemmy.world
    151·
    6 months ago

    From what I’ve seen, they don’t even learn about the law and often break the law by illegal detainment, searches and confiscation. Cops who served for over 20 years but don’t know people their rights. They often get minimal training while having to serve alone where everyone carries a gun. That’s asking for problems. And now cops in the US are militarized with heavy combat gear, while the majority is white and racist. So obesity is the least of the problems with US police.

  • Jhex@lemmy.world
    243·
    6 months ago

    How is someone that gets out of breath eating a donut going to protect and serve anyone?

    They don’t serve anyone

  • John@lemmy.mlEnglish
    223·
    6 months ago

    Many departments don’t require physical tests once hired.

    Most of the work cops do is domestic disturbance calls and traffic stops. There’s no reason to be physically fit for either of those jobs. Also, most people see the day shift and in nicer neighborhoods; again there’s really no need for physicality. Getting on day shift and good area means you’ve been on the police a while and “earned it” (or you have some clout), so usually olderish cops.

    The young jacked mfers usually are on the night shift and in rougher neighborhoods.

    Additionally, a bullet resistant vest and all the gear will make you look bigger/fatter than you really are.

    So it’s kind of a combo of all that.

    Also, ACAB

    • andros_rex@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 months ago

      And when they show up on a domestic dispute, they’ll take the abusers side so that they don’t have to risk any form of conflict. The battered spouse isn’t going to fight you if you try to arrest them! (2 and half years now - no answers or report on why “your husband wants to move in a prostitute - time for you to leave” happened)

    • thermal_shock@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      6 months ago

      Plus they’re not going to run you down, they’re going to taser you in the back and watch you face plant into the asphalt. They don’t give a fuck. They’re going to dog pile and twist your arm until you “comply”, no need to communicate more than that. Comply or die. Bullet will outrun you every time. Fuck cops.

  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
    2·
    6 months ago

    I totally agree with your thought here, I’ve thought the same thing many times. I’ve see many very overweight cops stopping at gas stations and whatnot.

    How can these guys chase down an assailant? Cops should be required to be fit. I’d say they need to prove weekly they can run a mile in like 8mins? Faster? Then, once per month they need to prove they can do a 5 mile, like 45-50 mins? Seems fair.