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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."
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.
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.
... and this statistic will be used to inflate the death number of Noble Warriors In Blue, therefore justifying increased military hardware budgets.
ReplyDeleteIf 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.
ReplyDeleteThere 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.
How do you think donuts got the hole in them? That's right, shot by a cop who feared for his safety.
ReplyDelete@ anon 10:59;
ReplyDeleteThose 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.
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!"
ReplyDelete8:27 - you hit it square on the head.
ReplyDeleteAll of my fat is secretly disguised muscle. That way, no one asks me to lift things or to help them move.
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