Posted on 03/18/2009 2:42:23 PM PDT by Parody
A former Bellevue police officer fired for being overweight could be back patrolling the streets in a few months.
Christopher Parent The Nebraska Court of Appeals, in an opinion released Tuesday, reversed the Bellevue Civil Service Commission’s decision upholding the termination of Christopher D. Parent.
Parent, 52, had been a member of the Police Department for more than 25 years, mostly as a detective, but had been reassigned to road patrol. His firing stemmed from his performance during an Aug. 28 combat shooting exercise, which prompted fellow officers to report him to the command staff.
Parent was fired in 2007, after an internal investigation determined that he had not maintained a “high level of physical, mental and emotional conditioning.”
Bellevue Police Lt. Mark Elbert has said Parent, whose 2005-issued Nebraska driver’s license listed him at 5-foot-9 and 300 pounds, was fired under a policy that requires officers to be physically fit.
The court’s opinion states that under the Bellevue Police Department policy used to justify Parent’s firing, Parent satisfied the only objective standard imposed.
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He is sooooooooo fat..he jumped in the air and got stuck.
He is sooooooooo fat, when he goes to church, he sits next to everybody.
He so fat, he cut hisself and bacon grease be comin out.
He should just move to Texas and he would fit right in.
'Husky, Stout, Extra Stout and the New Hindenberg Line...'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX055IcEECQ
It's a good thing that he's got such big bones, especially considering all that weight they have to carry around. :=)
He’s soooooo Fat, he needs a boomerang to put his belt on!!
He is soooooooo fat...he put his gunbelt on with a boomarang.
They can use him for roadblocks!
He didn’t get that fat overnight, and he’s been with them for over 25 years.
All police depts have a fitness policy, yet how many time do we see a huge police officer? I know of one personally, bigger than this guy.
So, something smells like BS to me, in this case.
I’m not qualified to say whether he is fit enough to perform his duties, but, if not, maybe they should transfer him to desk duty and put him on a fitness program.
Lighten up, people. Remember the camera always adds an extra 10 lbs.
When he sits around the house, he sits AROUND the house.
Hey, cops’ gotta eat!
Hey, round is a shape!
I'm guessing he lifts something different from what you lift, but I'll bet he does a whole lot of reps, several times a day:
So, how may were on him, a hundred?
At least all the Nebraska “Dunkin’ Donuts” shops will be safe.t
No, this is the guy I want IN FRONT of me in a shoot-out.
He weighs 3-400 pounds yet still bought a suit five sizes too large???? Does he plan on growing in to it?
I am ashamed to say I was thinking the same thing
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