Excuse me, I am just a little bit PERTURBED:
I just read the article on this website's front page entitled, "Police Departments Relaxing Age, Fitness Standards."
I hope I'm not the only one mad about it.
And I quote:
"Being well-rounded, having some life experience, makes for a better person and patrolman - someone who is coming up on a conflict who is mature and measured, as opposed to some young kid right out of school."
---I guess I am one of those 'young kids right out of school' and I'd like to think that because I am getting hired on an extremely desirable and competitive department on the list in the top 10 out of 500 applicants, not ever having been a sworn officer, that I have what it takes to be a good officer and not be judged because I am young. I am green and will have a lot to learn about being a cop, but my personal integrity and high standards make me very well qualified. Maybe someone should write an article about how police depts should look for younger, more educated, moldable candidates instead of the book-stupid, dumb*****es like the guy that made that commentary above.
Secondly: "Oakland, Calif., is no longer disqualifying applicants for minor, long-ago drug convictions or gang involvement."
--- Prior gang involvement??? Are you kidding me??? I wouldn't want to work as a police officer alongside anyone who's an ex-banger, no matter how long ago it was.....
And thirdly: "In Alaska, Juneau Police Lt. Kris Sell said that because of rising obesity among Americans, recruits included, the department recently relaxed its fitness requirements."-"It's different now for the kids. There's a lot of drugs out there," said Fort Myers Maj. Glenn Johnson. "I'd hate to rule them out because of that."
---OK, this is great... the kids these days, they can't resist an occasional trip on ecstasy or a snort of cocaine, who says they can't be cops in a couple years? And yeah, you see all the fat people in America these days. Not enough personal responsibility to take care of themselves, can't perform any physical activity, great for sitting in cars all day long. Wow, these make great candidates to represent our cities, counties, and states. It's nice that we're responding to a problem like obesity by lowering our standards. And we wonder why people around the world perceive Americans as they do........
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one upset by this.

I just read the article on this website's front page entitled, "Police Departments Relaxing Age, Fitness Standards."
I hope I'm not the only one mad about it.
And I quote:
"Being well-rounded, having some life experience, makes for a better person and patrolman - someone who is coming up on a conflict who is mature and measured, as opposed to some young kid right out of school."
---I guess I am one of those 'young kids right out of school' and I'd like to think that because I am getting hired on an extremely desirable and competitive department on the list in the top 10 out of 500 applicants, not ever having been a sworn officer, that I have what it takes to be a good officer and not be judged because I am young. I am green and will have a lot to learn about being a cop, but my personal integrity and high standards make me very well qualified. Maybe someone should write an article about how police depts should look for younger, more educated, moldable candidates instead of the book-stupid, dumb*****es like the guy that made that commentary above.
Secondly: "Oakland, Calif., is no longer disqualifying applicants for minor, long-ago drug convictions or gang involvement."
--- Prior gang involvement??? Are you kidding me??? I wouldn't want to work as a police officer alongside anyone who's an ex-banger, no matter how long ago it was.....
And thirdly: "In Alaska, Juneau Police Lt. Kris Sell said that because of rising obesity among Americans, recruits included, the department recently relaxed its fitness requirements."-"It's different now for the kids. There's a lot of drugs out there," said Fort Myers Maj. Glenn Johnson. "I'd hate to rule them out because of that."
---OK, this is great... the kids these days, they can't resist an occasional trip on ecstasy or a snort of cocaine, who says they can't be cops in a couple years? And yeah, you see all the fat people in America these days. Not enough personal responsibility to take care of themselves, can't perform any physical activity, great for sitting in cars all day long. Wow, these make great candidates to represent our cities, counties, and states. It's nice that we're responding to a problem like obesity by lowering our standards. And we wonder why people around the world perceive Americans as they do........
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one upset by this.
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