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Cops to undergo fitness tests!

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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 08:43 on 8th August 2013

Sounds like a sensible thing to do based on the fact that Government has made them sit at their desk filling in forms all day.

Never used to be like that in the days of Whitechapel when there were as many cops about as public, so what happened? (My grandad and great grandad were cops so maybe biased)

I have great admiration for the work done by our Cops who most times are very fair in accessing situations, but paperwork isn't helping anybody!

What say you members?

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James Prescott
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quotePosted at 09:29 on 8th August 2013
Far too much time sitting in cars instead of walking thats the problem.Smile
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Diana Sinclair
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quotePosted at 10:18 on 8th August 2013
It's the same here. I am constantly alarmed to see how many over weight cops are around. Too many Dunkin Donut stops and not enough walking as James says.
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Dave John
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quotePosted at 10:19 on 8th August 2013
My eldest stepdaughter is a copper....and she is well fit ! ! !
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rustyruth
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quotePosted at 10:42 on 8th August 2013
I'm a retired one and I'm still fit, always was throughout my service as well, But I have noticed a few these days who would have never have passed the fitness tests I had to do in the 70's and 80's. I think the tests are a good idea. 
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Dave John
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quotePosted at 10:57 on 8th August 2013
Gotta agree, a lot look as it they could not walk 100 yards let alone run!!!
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Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 10:57 on 8th August 2013
On 8th August 2013 10:19, Dave John wrote:
My eldest stepdaughter is a copper....and she is well fit ! ! !

So maybe a picture of your 'fit' step daughter doing her duty? No pressure of course!

A bit rusty then Ruth eh? lol

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MikeT
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quotePosted at 13:12 on 8th August 2013
I agree with James, there should be more cops on the beat, like the old days, not swanning around in cars, then maybe they would become a lot more fitter
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rustyruth
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quotePosted at 17:36 on 8th August 2013
There should be more Police Officers and less PCSO's who only have the same powers as the rest of us (including me) now. 
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Neil Rodgers
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quotePosted at 00:01 on 9th August 2013

Fit Police personnel or overweight Police personnel I do not envy their task in dealing with some of the most unacceptable people in the country.

I remember in the Saddleworth Villages  every village had its own Policeman, that was when children could play out all day and roam round the village till darkness without fear of being molested.

If you got into trouble in the village more often than not your parents new what you had been up to before reached home.

Its society that is going down the drain the Police have much less powers these days to deal with present day situation.

If the respect was there in the first instance for the Police then we would not require as many Police traveling around in cars attending to the trouble maker we have in society.

 

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