Saturday, August 16, 2014

I hope they don't come out with a stat on bloggers

The FBI says 80 percent of police officers are overweight. "Researchers have said law enforcement personnel are 25 times more likely to die from weight related cardiovascular disease than the actions of a criminal."
Posted by Gritsforbreakfast at 8:24 AM
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7 comments:

Dr Hilarius said...

... and this statistic will be used to inflate the death number of Noble Warriors In Blue, therefore justifying increased military hardware budgets.

8/16/2014 09:29:00 AM
Anonymous said...

If they're using BMI as a measurement of "overweight" (and I'd be surprised if they weren't), then this doesn't mean what it purports to mean. I've been around a lot of police officers in the last couple of years, and what's striking about them is how big they are. They're not tall, they're not [all] overweight, but pretty much every one of them is a beefy, somewhat muscular guy. BMI doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat. The typical cop I encounter would be about 5'9, 210, and quite vigorous and healthy. Considering their line of work, opting for a strong body over a sleek body is a perfectly reasonable choice.

There certainly are fat cops, though I think the percentage of fat cops is lower than the percentage of fat people in the community. But the percentage of broad-shouldered, solidly built cops is off the charts compared to the percentage of similarly built people in the community.

8/16/2014 10:59:00 AM
Chris H said...

How do you think donuts got the hole in them? That's right, shot by a cop who feared for his safety.

8/16/2014 02:16:00 PM
Anonymous said...

@ anon 10:59;

Those extra large individuals might just be 'roid enhanced...but while Tx still demands 'roid testing for high schoolers I'm not aware of any such effort to check on law enforcers.

8/17/2014 08:27:00 AM
They Killed Kenny, You Bastards said...

As I read 10:59's comment, recurring images materialized in my head of Cartman from South Park shouting "I'm not fat, I'm big boned!" and "Respect my Authoritah!"

8/17/2014 09:04:00 AM
Anonymous said...

8:27 - you hit it square on the head.

8/18/2014 12:42:00 PM
The Comedian said...

All of my fat is secretly disguised muscle. That way, no one asks me to lift things or to help them move.

8/18/2014 03:31:00 PM

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