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Considering how many "large boned" US police officers one could see on social media today (since I don't live in the US), it seems like they don't even have physical exams anymore, which seems like the lowest bar to put in place.

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There's always been fat cops here; you just have to be reasonably fit when you get hired, they won't fire you for gaining weight on the job

It seems to me that being overweight is an occupational advantage for a police officer?

Sitting on top of a captured perp, yes. Chasing a perp strung out on meth and hopping fences, not so much.

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