[Reeses]

Rank and file police officer, like enlisted military, is a physically demanding position that normally cannot be done by older men

Delivering mail is more physically demanding than an armed government hireling robbing highway travelers for a living, and mailmen don't get to shoot the dogs.

[CGASMIA68]

Good points..also try climbing utility poles all day for 30 years while looking down at so AH directing traffic(thats demanding) while making time and a half on an off day.
Also in some states those OT dollars go towards an income base that gauges the retirement payment.now thats BS
Watch the news these days..many cops are fat slobs and some of the women hired aren’t capable of dragging around the dog their partner shot.