This weeks current event is on the topic of police fitness. Read the article from the link below and answer the following questions. Why is it important for police to be fit and healthy? What should happen to police whose fitness falls below the required levels?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4291633/18-per-cent-of-police-without-fitness-pass
I think the other police officers wouldn't assign the erm.. 'unfit' people to places where they would need to run after people etc.
ReplyDeleteMaybe every year or so, every police officer should take a fitness test, no matter what size they are? Then if they are to unfit they can go on a special program or something.
Yeah thats what I think.
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i think that if police are 'unfit' they wouldnt be police officers in the first place but if they are claimed to be unfit they should get fit and then get their certificate. like suzie said i think all police officers should have an anual fitness test to make sure that they are actually fit. Because if i was in trouble or something with an evil person i wouldnt want some fatty with donuts in one hand and mc donalds in the other trying to run after the criminal. so yeah i think that they should have an anual fitness test!
ReplyDeleteBY SARAH :-)
I think that all police officers should be at the requied fittness level beacause if someone stole my walet and a fat policeman starts chaseing him you might as well say goodbye to it.
ReplyDeletelike other people they should have a fittness test every 2 to 3 months.
I think that police should have an anual fittness test.
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it is important for police to be fit and healthy because it is an active job they need to chase bad people and they need to be physically and mentally strong. they should be stuck in the office until they deal with their fat problem or not have the job at all.
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I think they should be fit because its important to have healthy officers dealing with a case. The other night I was watching a movie with a fat police officer and I was thinking what! how can he run after a criminal because he was so big! I dont really want to look at a police officer and say gosh you arn't fit enough to help me! everyone should just take the test every year or so
ReplyDeleteGeorgie
i t5hink it is importent to for police to be active and fit, healthy because if you are chasing a bad guy you need to be fit and mentaly determaned.the police health and fitness tests nick name is pct wich means physicial competency test. i think that it is importent to be fit and healthy because there is no point having an over waight cop try to cahse a normal averagely fast vs a skow cop because the cop wont stand a chance!!.
ReplyDeleteI think that the police should be fit and healthy because if u r in a bad accident u want the fit and healthy police to help u but if the police were unhealthy nd unfit the person in the accident could die.
ReplyDeletei think they should do like training course if they are not fit enough then they could be way better!!
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I think it is very important for a police officer to be fit and healthy because sometimes they have to do alot of running. They all should be fit and healthy because some officers are on call and they will never know when they will be needed for backup.
ReplyDeleteIf police officers fitness is not up to scratch i think the police station they work for should organise a fitness day at least twice a month!!
Felicity :) :)
I think that the front line police are the ones who need them where as the others that sit in their offices wouldn't really need them...
ReplyDeleteboth my auntie and uncle have them, but they are front line police in a way.
My mum's friend is a policewoman and she runs at least 10km a day.
It is good if they are all fit though because you never know when someone is gonna do a runner.
I think my uncle said that they have to do the fitness course every 2 years and also that they get paid to do the course.I personally think that they should do it more often, maybe 2 times a year?
in the course first they push a trailer with a tire in it for 10m, then they carry a tyre another 10m, then run for 200m, then walk on a beam, then do 1.8m jumps, then they do another beam, then something, then they have to go under low hurdles and then through a window, over a 6ft wall made of alluminium, drag a 75kg dummy 10m, climb over a 2.4m wire fence then run 20m to the finish and it is all timed!!!
If their fitness falls and they are a frontline police then they should have to excercise, most police are very fit so they should cope.
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I think it is important for police to be fit and healthy because if you get robbed and ring the police to say that you are being robbed by robbers you don't want some lazy police officer who failed to run the robber because of his 'unhealthy' body. So I think that all police ofiicers should get a fit and healthy certifercate.
ReplyDeleteI think that police officers who drop below the fit and healthy recommendations they should sit at an office job inside the police until they are fit and healthy enough to return to the front line.
Paddy
honestly i think it is important for police officers to be fit and healthy. if i am being chased by some axe wielding maniac then i dont want some fat police man who has just finished his third big mac coming to the rescue. i want some one who has met the proper requirements and knows how to do the job properly.
ReplyDeleteand if there is such a high percentage of unfit police people then i think the goverment needs to take a strong look at how strict they are being. if you fall under the requirement then tough luck, they should either be fired or stuck behind a desk staring at a computer.
I think that police should be fit and healthy because if someone has robed you or something the police officer should be able to chase them and catch them on foot.
ReplyDeleteI thimk that if a police man's falls below the required level then i don;t think they are fit to be a police officer. If the the police officer isn't fit enough then he or she should be realicated to a new position, in administration or something!!!!!!
aroha! :)
i don't think any police are unhealthy because otherwise they wouldn't be assigned to do the job in the first place but i do think that all police should have a fitness certificate just in case, i also think they should lower the price of them because some families might not be able to afford it.
ReplyDeleteIf their fitness level does fall i think that they shouldn't be a police officer anymore because i wouldn't like a non fit police officer come and help me in a dangerous situation.
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i think police shouldn't be unfit because if you had something stolen how is an "unfit" policeman ment to stop them.
ReplyDeletei think if police aren't going to get through the fitness test then they should be put behind a desk job and let the fit people take the rescue missions.
And if the police aren't getting fit then the government will have to look pretty hard at how they're going to get police to step up
By Rhys
I think all police men and woman should be fit and healthy unless they have an office because if you are assaulted, robbed or in any way harmed and you call the police then they need to be able to apprehend the criminal.
ReplyDeleteI think they should have to pass a fitness test every year and they fail they need to be replaced until they are fit and healthy
By fergus
i think they should not be aloud to be on patrol if they are not fit and healthy because i want them to be able to chase robbers without having any trouble at all.
ReplyDeletei personaly dont want police on the streets that are no help at all so they should have to pass a fitness test to be a qualified police man or woman
By Mitchel
i think all police should be healthy so they can givechase to runaways and new zealand would be a lot safer because less people will get away. i think the government should pay for a fitnes licence and the peple who get bellow expectation should either get fired or get an inside job such as probation officer.
ReplyDeleteby sjoerd
ReplyDeleteIt is important for police to be fit so they can do their job properly. They should have to maintain and update their fitness levels as part of the job.
ReplyDeleteHenry
I think, that if an "unfit" police man was doing a big case and he had to fun or climb something long or high it would make it slower and harder for the unfit police man to get to them.
ReplyDeleteIf they really cared about there job, if they cared about keeping there job then they would make some personal changes and personal efforts to make a difference to there personal fitness!
If you were a fit police man it would make it alot easier and you would be very happy with yourself that you are in the right stage of futness.
Terri, :D
I think that i if there is an 'unfit' police man or woman on the job that it would probly take more time to catch the criminal. I think that if they want to keep there job they should keep up their fitness.... And if they keep up there fitness it will be alot easier for them on the job catching the criminals...
ReplyDeleteso i think that is is important to be fit.
Nicole :D