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Back when I was in my early 20s, I had considered becoming a police officer. I did the fitness test, and it required running a half mile around a track with full gear, climbing over a fence, up a few obstacles, and through a window, dropping down 8ft. I often wonder if there are “follow-up tests” like that once someone becomes an officer.
I got talked out of becoming a police officer by a family friend (a Property Crimes Detective of 18 years by then). I am thankful to him to this day.
Dad was a cop for NYPD for 20 years.
After 3 years of street duty, he got a job as an internal contractor doing telecomm because it was cheaper for the city to hire police to do that work (and sell it as safe work to the officers) than to hire union contractors.
After those three years, he never even wore his uniform. Out of the blue, he tried it on one day and it didn't even fit.
So no. Once you're in, I think the only thing they make sure you can do is shoot a gun, as you have to re-up on handgun certification.
I have a lady friend who was Dispatch, briefly did Deputy work, then got hired on as a DBA. Her lateral move was pretty interesting, since she was extremely healthy, but got her DBA job after injuring her rotator cuff. She had 17 years of DBA experience, so they felt it was the right move for both her and them. They have never fitness tested her again.
Yeah pretty much lol Still in a union himself, but the cops had a shittier contract (at least at the time, he retired in 2007) than the union telecomm guys, so they were employed to "save the city money".
Funny enough, he's anti union now lol go figure.
Is he a boomer? It would make sense. He reaped the benefits of being in a union, and now that he got his, he wants to pull up the proverbial ladder to keep the rest of us from benefiting.
More like, every day you will approach random strangers cars and houses and you'll have no idea if the person on the other side is going to try to fight you, shoot at you, or just try to run away. You will have to make life changing decisions in an instant and if you're wrong, you could gonto jail or be sued. Oh, and it's shitty hours, and it doesn't pay very much.
This is the truth. Law enforcement doesn't crack the top 15 in dangerous job rankings. Delivery driver is more dangerous for fuck sakes. LE is also the only profession where you get paid vacation when you fuck up.
And let's not forget about the wonderful pension system where they retire. I know a good family friend who was police captain in a major American city.
His pension was generally based on avg pay the final couple yrs of employment so they boost all his desk hours late in his career to maximize the largest pension benefit. He divorced his wife and somehow she got nothing even tho she raised their three kids while he was absent father. He has full pension and also works full time as the head of security for a major university in the same city. He's currently collecting at least one full time salary, one part time, and one massive pension - while he does no real work - admittedly he says he mostly just breaks up college parties and slap university kids on the wrist. He says the system is a joke but you're a fool not to take advantage. I suppose I don't blame him bc he's at least honest about it.
Also, when speaking with him, he said he's never fired his pistol in the line of duty. And only pulled it from the holster a few times.
It made me questions everything, working in the private sector, crazy hours, no safety net when you fuck up. It made me consider joining the police... then I realized I just couldn't enforce laws that I disagree with.
Couple that with most of the public hates you. Everyone will immediately assume the worst when you need to make a decision.
Its also a self perpetuating cycle. Good candidates for that job see the above issues --> decide fuck all that --> standards are lowered --> nearly the only ones who apply now are people who have no business being police --> get hired anyway due to staffing shortages --> they make dumb decisions and end up on the news --> further negative public sentiment about police --> good candidates see negativity and won't apply. And round and round we go. Policing wasn't great before. It's worse now.
This is hyperbole pushed by police unions. In the USA, "Police Officer" doesn't even make top 20 most dangerous jobs in the country. Landscapers, construction workers, sanitation and pizza delivery drivers all have a more dangerous job than any cop in the states.
I responded to another person with the reason. Bottom line: The guy who talked me out of it was one of my father figures, and did not want me to be away from my family on holidays, or to get screwed up if I became a Homicide or Narcotics detective.
Our family friend basically put it like this: Did I want to be away from my family every holiday, deal with some of the most horrible situations in our society, and have to be woken up in the middle of the night to answer a homicide call?
He felt I would make Detective quickly, since I had a degree and relevant experience, and he did not want me to end up screwed up if I made Homicide or Narcotics detective.
My brother is a cop, was pretty fit when he joined but he’s gotten out of shape since then. I mean, a lot of them spend most of their time at a desk or in a car so 🤷♂️
My motto is, "I run because these colors don't.'"
I'm not *fast*, but my 40+ dadbod can keep a 9 to 10 minute mile going for upwards of 8 miles at a time. There's not a LEO in my town that is doing that.
Unfortunately there is nowhere for her to run. She is on north beach right next to the Lexington. Her only exit off the island is the highway. Hopefully she's staying at a hotel near by.
Officer lard ass had her purse. She could use the exercise, but why not also flex her brain muscle and just call in her ID so an officer is waiting for her at home?
That girl is a regular runner or jogger, you can see it in her pacing, the two cops didn't have a chance once she was a few feet away. I'm surprised the video didn't end with a tazer being deployed. The cop on the left was done running
I don't understand. I thought this was a textbook example of two police fearing an imminent threat from that slow jogging teenager's back and putting 12 rounds in it
No offense but we need cops that are at least somewhat physically fit to catch perpetrators if needed, not obese people that can’t catch up to a girl that really isn’t running all that fast.
That’s legit how I feel running in my dreams. Like I do not understand why they can’t move their legs faster. My athlete days are way behind me but I still keep myself in good enough shape to still be able to stride it out when I need to. Everyone should.
You don’t need to be clocking in personal best 40 yd dash times, but you should absolutely maintain your body to a point where you can fully stride your legs out in a run. I feel like that’s a healthy baseline to be at and definitely the bare minimum required for an armed enforced of the law.
Dude this is like a cartoon chase. What in the hell are these cops on? They are following the perp’s direction path rather than dynamically cutting corners and shit to close the gap. The pursuer always has the advantage in that way.
The incompetency in witnessing here personally offends me. I want to do something to get those cops to come after me and then literally escape them on all fours like a bear. That’s what I want.
Chick has the gait and easy motion of a natural runner, was probably in the school track team or something, she is keeping ahead of Officer Donut and friend without barely trying and possibly a bit tipsy too.
Some woman, quite possibly drunk, who probably played field hockey in high school, takes off in her espadrilles and outruns 2 overweight, out of shape cops. There’s a part of me that hopes she gets away.
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I like that it just took a brisk jogging pace to get away.
The majority of police officers are incapable of running a mile, so this video only confirms it more.
Back when I was in my early 20s, I had considered becoming a police officer. I did the fitness test, and it required running a half mile around a track with full gear, climbing over a fence, up a few obstacles, and through a window, dropping down 8ft. I often wonder if there are “follow-up tests” like that once someone becomes an officer. I got talked out of becoming a police officer by a family friend (a Property Crimes Detective of 18 years by then). I am thankful to him to this day.
Dad was a cop for NYPD for 20 years. After 3 years of street duty, he got a job as an internal contractor doing telecomm because it was cheaper for the city to hire police to do that work (and sell it as safe work to the officers) than to hire union contractors. After those three years, he never even wore his uniform. Out of the blue, he tried it on one day and it didn't even fit. So no. Once you're in, I think the only thing they make sure you can do is shoot a gun, as you have to re-up on handgun certification.
I have a lady friend who was Dispatch, briefly did Deputy work, then got hired on as a DBA. Her lateral move was pretty interesting, since she was extremely healthy, but got her DBA job after injuring her rotator cuff. She had 17 years of DBA experience, so they felt it was the right move for both her and them. They have never fitness tested her again.
What does DBA stand for? I can't seem to get an answer on Google that makes sense.
Probably database administrator
Database Administrator
*out of the blue*, you say?
Big cities like that have a ton of desk jobs for officers.
Even when they’re not abusing our civil rights and shooting our dogs, cops suck. He literally stole Union work? Lmao
Yeah pretty much lol Still in a union himself, but the cops had a shittier contract (at least at the time, he retired in 2007) than the union telecomm guys, so they were employed to "save the city money". Funny enough, he's anti union now lol go figure.
Is he a boomer? It would make sense. He reaped the benefits of being in a union, and now that he got his, he wants to pull up the proverbial ladder to keep the rest of us from benefiting.
how did he talk you out of it?
"you gonna get fat"
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The suga honey child
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More like, every day you will approach random strangers cars and houses and you'll have no idea if the person on the other side is going to try to fight you, shoot at you, or just try to run away. You will have to make life changing decisions in an instant and if you're wrong, you could gonto jail or be sued. Oh, and it's shitty hours, and it doesn't pay very much.
Cops get some of the highest pay in the nation with minimal education and being a roofer is more dangerous
This is the truth. Law enforcement doesn't crack the top 15 in dangerous job rankings. Delivery driver is more dangerous for fuck sakes. LE is also the only profession where you get paid vacation when you fuck up.
All primary industries are more dangerous. In 2020 I checked the ratings and the cops came in at 23.
And let's not forget about the wonderful pension system where they retire. I know a good family friend who was police captain in a major American city. His pension was generally based on avg pay the final couple yrs of employment so they boost all his desk hours late in his career to maximize the largest pension benefit. He divorced his wife and somehow she got nothing even tho she raised their three kids while he was absent father. He has full pension and also works full time as the head of security for a major university in the same city. He's currently collecting at least one full time salary, one part time, and one massive pension - while he does no real work - admittedly he says he mostly just breaks up college parties and slap university kids on the wrist. He says the system is a joke but you're a fool not to take advantage. I suppose I don't blame him bc he's at least honest about it. Also, when speaking with him, he said he's never fired his pistol in the line of duty. And only pulled it from the holster a few times. It made me questions everything, working in the private sector, crazy hours, no safety net when you fuck up. It made me consider joining the police... then I realized I just couldn't enforce laws that I disagree with.
>if you're wrong, you could gonto jail or be sued LMFAO...as if...
Couple that with most of the public hates you. Everyone will immediately assume the worst when you need to make a decision. Its also a self perpetuating cycle. Good candidates for that job see the above issues --> decide fuck all that --> standards are lowered --> nearly the only ones who apply now are people who have no business being police --> get hired anyway due to staffing shortages --> they make dumb decisions and end up on the news --> further negative public sentiment about police --> good candidates see negativity and won't apply. And round and round we go. Policing wasn't great before. It's worse now.
Pretty much how I feel after my many traumatizing experiences with cops.
This is hyperbole pushed by police unions. In the USA, "Police Officer" doesn't even make top 20 most dangerous jobs in the country. Landscapers, construction workers, sanitation and pizza delivery drivers all have a more dangerous job than any cop in the states.
I responded to another person with the reason. Bottom line: The guy who talked me out of it was one of my father figures, and did not want me to be away from my family on holidays, or to get screwed up if I became a Homicide or Narcotics detective.
Good for you my brother in law has been a cop for about four years now and it is literally killing him. He is not OK.
Our family friend basically put it like this: Did I want to be away from my family every holiday, deal with some of the most horrible situations in our society, and have to be woken up in the middle of the night to answer a homicide call? He felt I would make Detective quickly, since I had a degree and relevant experience, and he did not want me to end up screwed up if I made Homicide or Narcotics detective.
I know a homicide detective. They are odd and untrusting. I wonder why lol.
My father figure said, “There is always a homicide on Christmas, without fail. You do not want to come into a scene with a dead baby on Christmas.”
It's cheaper to just shoot people rather than pass out complimentary gym memberships to cops...
My fitness test (for sfpd) was ridiculously easy. It's a city of hills, w should've been put on weighted vests and told to run to the marina.
My brother is a cop, was pretty fit when he joined but he’s gotten out of shape since then. I mean, a lot of them spend most of their time at a desk or in a car so 🤷♂️
You are right. I really found this funny and this could be the reason they are fons of shooting instead of chasing
My motto is, "I run because these colors don't.'" I'm not *fast*, but my 40+ dadbod can keep a 9 to 10 minute mile going for upwards of 8 miles at a time. There's not a LEO in my town that is doing that.
A mile?..Maybe a few blocks. Yes I realize they are carrying about 30kg of gear but hell Americans cops are fat.
Maybe 10kg of gear. 30kg is what a wildland fire fighter gets tested with.
Outrunning me isn't the problem. Outrunning my bullet on the other hand... -USA police officer.
At 10 feet on the run? That's 47 missed shots and a friendly fire incident.
She needed to loop back to get her purse then flee.
Yeah, they will find her.
Sometimes, a light jog is all you need to escape life's little dramas
She probably jogs regularly and knew she was thinner and not wearing body armor.
Right iirc The belts officer wear weigh like 30 lb or some nonsense when it's fully loaded 🤔 Run gurl run 😆
She'll get some distance then do another big circle, sprint and get her purse and car before they catch up.
How I wish this was true.
Very generous use of the word brisk
Those cops look more like they are from San Antonio.
Lmao that's literally what I said. 🤣 🤣 🤣
But she definitely must come back for her purse that landed on the curb before she made her escape.
Loop back around and get your bag babe
I was waiting for that too
🎵she’s a runner🏃♀️she’s a track star ⭐️ She gon' run away when it gets hard🎶
🎶 She's going the distance ! 🎶 She's going for speed !
She's all alone ALL ALONE and her bag is free!
Unfortunately there is nowhere for her to run. She is on north beach right next to the Lexington. Her only exit off the island is the highway. Hopefully she's staying at a hotel near by.
They'll all meet up at Whataburger around 4:30am.
What? You can't run down the highway?
I think if I was recording I would consider picking her up at some point
At least pick up her bag
That’s my first thought. No way they couldn’t ID her from something in there. Smart cop would just walk back over to the purse.
I was kind of hoping she'd lead them in a big loop.
Rule #1 Cardio
This video reminded me of Zombieland too.
I think i'll rewatch it today! love it
I'm gonna add #7, Travel light. Those cops are carrying so much gear they don't have a chance.
Rule #20 also seems quite appropriate
She ran like she did track in highschool.
My brother got attacked by a homeless guy, and instead of engaging with him he went on a dead sprint. Said he went about six blocks until he got home.
Thought she was going to circle back for her bag.
I mean, she should have done that, it seems doable.
That would have been such a hilarious power move.
And smart, since her ID is most likely in the bag. She ain’t getting away for long.
Maybe the camera man did her a solid
And to get her lap time
It's the lounge music that makes this classic ! lol
I feel like we and 7 other people are the only ones who appreciated it.
Make me #8, one of the few times music made a video better!
Caroline decker is that you 
I heard she punched her parole officer. In the face!
They call her Capricious Caroline
Capricious Caroline's origins story.
Was looking for a comment about her!
Same here. Only reason I know of the existence of this town is Caroline.
The donut disposal twins haven’t got a hope in hell of catching her. She can run faster and longer scared than they can fat and mad.
Officer lard ass had her purse. She could use the exercise, but why not also flex her brain muscle and just call in her ID so an officer is waiting for her at home?
Tbh she needed the jog.
There is a 9/10 chance the address on her driver's license is out of date.
You mean a *fake* ID more likely 😅 They definitely weren’t hassling her for public intoxication the way she got into gear
Nope, she had it for a second and let it fall behind the barrier, would have been hilarious if the jogger had just looped back and scooped it up
This is the outcome I was hoping for
Officer Flabbatollah dropped the purse though.
Key up the Benny Hill music
That girl is a regular runner or jogger, you can see it in her pacing, the two cops didn't have a chance once she was a few feet away. I'm surprised the video didn't end with a tazer being deployed. The cop on the left was done running
Just out for a leisurely stroll. The music fits perfectly
[удалено]
Fat Cops, fat cops Whatcha gonna do? whatcha gonna do when they run from you.
She didn’t see it drop though
Shit if I’m getting arrested and I know I can get away, how am I supposed to resist?
She’s still running today
I can confirm, they just passed by me.
..at that nice leisurely pace ^😆🤣
Slowest police chase ever
Rule #1 - Cardio
Fat cops fat cops 🎶
Run, Bambi, run!
Proof that cops are persistence predators in their natural habitat.
I don't understand. I thought this was a textbook example of two police fearing an imminent threat from that slow jogging teenager's back and putting 12 rounds in it
There is one critical factor missing here that would make this a textbook case, and they knew it, so they just jogged after her.
that would be the textbook for people with other skin colors
music is in sync with the video; sit back and enjoy. :D
Good Ole Corpus
She's a runner she's a track star
I am not a betting man but I would wager she was on the cross-country running team in high school.
If I could live my life all over It wouldn’t matter anyway Because I never could stay sober On the Corpus Christi Bay -REK
No offense but we need cops that are at least somewhat physically fit to catch perpetrators if needed, not obese people that can’t catch up to a girl that really isn’t running all that fast.
I've heard of her.... Caroline Decker. They call her Capricious Caroline
Why is this in slow motion?
So… there is a town in texas that’s called Corpus Christi?!? Interesting
It’s not small. The 8th largest city in Texas.
Burger at rest stays at rest
What exactly are the physical fitness minimums to be a cop there? I’m thinking they’re not exactly maxing that part of the performance review.
You have to pass a fitness test when you join, there aren’t fitness tests after that.
The Chicken Shack or Snapkas for lunch and dinner.
She sped away then slowed down to conserve energy. Lol. Genius.
"But being fat is healthy"
The “perp” looks quite fit and is essentially dressed for running. The two officers have a little more body mass and have 10 pound belts on.
So the report will go "we did not catch the suspect because we are fat and not well trained with our equipments"
She's just jogging, 😂😂😂
That woman has long legs and is slow as hell. Also why are cops so slow is it the uniform?
Bad cop. No donut...
Whataburger drive-in syndrome strikes again.... And I am surprised they did not go for the taser or gun. That ain't Texas no more :-(
Background music fits the video - a reddit first
That's only because she has one star right now. As soon as she hits two stars, they start shooting, and that's when the fun begins.
“Yea! I SURE HOPE IT DOES!”
Lol I'm going to guess they will find her, considering they got her purse.
That looks more like a purse snatching than an arrest.
They are jogging at this point.
Texas and no shooting?
White suspect
The WNBA of police chases
casual night run
This is a low-speed chase
When you eat too many doughnuts...
That chick had legs up to her armpits. That was never going to be a fair race
The cops looked like they gave up the chase but are running still for the optics of they still did something.
Like that scene from Superbad lol
Track & Field for the win!
Police officers have to carry a lot more equipment on them these days so definitely need to be in top physical shape to chase down a person
Lmao this had me laughing
If she loop around and got her purse I woulda died
It would be funny if she jogged all the way around to pick up her hand bag.
She dropped her bag so they know who she is
Those 'girl cops' could've just tassed the young lass, instead of chasing her down the block. Good cardio workout BTW.
There are some states and cities that require there police officers maintain an exercise program. Also weight to height requirement
I'm glad they didn't get mad and shoot her.
This is awesome. Those lazy ass cops can't catch a drunk girl in a skirt? I'm surprised they didn't shoot her in the back as she got away.
Corpus be wild’n
Peak physical fitness 😂😂
We need benny hill music here. I mean even if it’s not there it’s in my head when I am watching
Well they didn't shoot her in the back so that's a W for Texas police.
Needs Benny Hill music
The girl looks like she used to do cross-country 😂
tbf, she has the easy gait of a regular runner. She would probably outrun a fit cop wearing a full uniform and 20-30 lbs of equipment.
Bro, she make them eat dust while on flops! Lol! Thats really shit pace !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And this is why you should have to be in shape as a police officer rather than a shape.
That’s legit how I feel running in my dreams. Like I do not understand why they can’t move their legs faster. My athlete days are way behind me but I still keep myself in good enough shape to still be able to stride it out when I need to. Everyone should. You don’t need to be clocking in personal best 40 yd dash times, but you should absolutely maintain your body to a point where you can fully stride your legs out in a run. I feel like that’s a healthy baseline to be at and definitely the bare minimum required for an armed enforced of the law.
We need more fat women cops
Dude this is like a cartoon chase. What in the hell are these cops on? They are following the perp’s direction path rather than dynamically cutting corners and shit to close the gap. The pursuer always has the advantage in that way. The incompetency in witnessing here personally offends me. I want to do something to get those cops to come after me and then literally escape them on all fours like a bear. That’s what I want.
Girl locked right into form. That is a distance runner if I’ve seen one. They will never catch her. That gap will only increase.
Those two couldn't catch the common cold 🤦
Lol she def slowed down. She's totally trolling them
If you cant run you need to be behind a desk, being a cop can be very physically demanding
They’re just having a casual jog, that’s it
Slow and slower
Why they all running at the same speed
She has time to circle back for her bag they aren't catching her
She's the fastest kid alive. She's the fastest kid alive.. *Pukes* It's just beer! It's just beer.
Please lock those two in a room and don't let them out until they are within normal bmi
Tell me you run track without telling me you run track.
Like watching a couple of coyotes chase a giraffe
Chick has the gait and easy motion of a natural runner, was probably in the school track team or something, she is keeping ahead of Officer Donut and friend without barely trying and possibly a bit tipsy too.
And they're still running, to this day.
"It's a marathon, not a sprint, remember I'm way thinner than those piggies"
She got in stride and took off
Chubby chasers!
Go girl! Go!!
Pigs: dammit if only she were a minority, we could use our weapons! 🤡🤡🤡
How fucking embarrassing! Fat tubs of shit couldn't run after a slow ass runner!
Couldn't stop a fat man in a thin alley!!
I wish she circled back for the purse!
I hope she circles back for her bag
Why isn’t there an annual fitness test for cops?
Female cops.....
To be fair...if I am a supervisor. I would let her off with a warning and send those two for training.
Cops should have 40mins of physical training and running each day.
Some woman, quite possibly drunk, who probably played field hockey in high school, takes off in her espadrilles and outruns 2 overweight, out of shape cops. There’s a part of me that hopes she gets away.