Copology

Fitness in police work

April 13, 2024 Scott Episode 50
Fitness in police work
Copology
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Copology
Fitness in police work
Apr 13, 2024 Episode 50
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Looking at today's police officer, is it wrong to set a physical fitness standard on them? Considering the police and other services put an immense amount of stress on the person, be it shift work, dealing with trauma and long hours, the officer's body does react to this stress. for very action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. 12 hours of high stress tends to make the officer a bag of cement mentally for 12 hours. should the police have physical fitness standards for their officers? Should it be a standard or voluntary? Listen in as Bobby and Sarge discuss this issue with today's officer.

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Looking at today's police officer, is it wrong to set a physical fitness standard on them? Considering the police and other services put an immense amount of stress on the person, be it shift work, dealing with trauma and long hours, the officer's body does react to this stress. for very action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. 12 hours of high stress tends to make the officer a bag of cement mentally for 12 hours. should the police have physical fitness standards for their officers? Should it be a standard or voluntary? Listen in as Bobby and Sarge discuss this issue with today's officer.