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Since starting his new job in February, Chicago's top cop Jody Weis has made a habit of announcing big changes meant to rebuild the image of a department plagued by scandals. Weis has floated the idea of physical fitness tests for Chicago cops. It's not all that surprising given that Weis comes from the FBI , where physical fitness is part of the culture.
FBI agents are allowed to take one hour per day three times a week to work out on the clock. That time is intended to help them pass a fitness test they have to take twice a year. Here's where the contrast with Chicago's cops comes in.
They also have a fitness test but the standards are essentially meaningless. Officers don't have to pass, in fact, they don't even have to take the test if they don't want to but officers receive financial incentives for passing.
Last year, out of Chicago's 13,500 police officers, only 2,400 passed the department's voluntary fitness test. The remaining 80 percent of officers either failed or didn't even try.
If superintendent Jody Weis wants to make physical fitness tests mandatory for the entire force, he'll have to get the okay from the police union. The yearly tests would be mandatory for new or promoted officers starting in 2009 and voluntary for everyone else. Chicago police officers could be teamed up with their very own personal trainers and given tailored diets if they fail the mandatory fitness tests.
Officers would have up to 90 days to buff up before retaking the test. If they fail a second time, they would be referred to the department's medical services section for "further evaluation regarding the officer's fitness for duty."
FBI Special Agent Michael Glasheen is the fitness coordinator for the Chicago FBI office. He administers the FBI test and tells us more about it in this interview with Chicago Public Radio's Criminal Justice Reporter Rob Wildeboer
Journalist Daniel P. Smith – whose father, brother, and uncles have all served on the force – is the author of On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department which showcases the stories of everyday Chicago cops.
Daniel P. Smith will be on hand for a lunchtime book signing May 1st at 1 p.m. at Brent Books 309 W. Washington St., and May 2nd at noon at Books-A-Million 144 S. Clark Street
Here's a brief interview from today's broadcast of Eight Forty Eight.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23507042-12377,00.html
Men charged over lost police Taser
April 08, 2008
POLICE have charged a man with stealing a Taser stun gun after it was misplaced by an officer in Brisbane.
It's alleged the 37-year-old Sunnybank man found the weapon on a road at Kelvin Grove, in Brisbane's inner north, on Sunday and passed it on to a 33-year-old man, also of Sunnybank.
The 37-year-old man has been charged with stealing and possession of a restricted weapon and has been issued a Notice to Appear for May 7 at the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
The 33-year-old man handed in the missing weapon to Upper Mt Gravatt Police Station yesterday.
He appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday charged with receiving stolen property and possession of a restricted weapon.
He has been bailed to reappear on April 28.
A spokeswoman said police were continuing to investigate how the Taser and its holster became detached form the officer's utility belt.
They became detached from the belt of a district duty officer during an incident on Sunday morning at Kelvin Grove.
Police Deputy Commissioner Ian Stewart said the officer did not notice the device, which uses electric shock to incapacitate an offender, had been missing for about an hour.
The device was handed into Upper Mt Gravatt police station yesterday morning after being found at Eight Mile Plains on Brisbane's south - some 20km from where it was lost.
Mr Stewart yesterday said it was possible the holster was faulty or not attached properly.
He said the device was very light and many officers routinely checked their utility belt to ensure the Taser was still attached.
Mr Stewart also said it appeared the device had not been used because the device's two cartridges were intact.
The hiccup comes toward the end of a year-long trial of Tasers in the state.
Queensland police have fired the device 91 times since last July.
Police across the state are due to be issued with the device later this year.
When I lived in Aus I used to drive around on a UK licence. Strictly dodgy but if they wouldn't give me a passport I was damned if I would give pay them to drive. Incidentally Australian drivers are terrible. The bushies have no concept of braking distance and everyone else thinks its their god given right to cruise in any lane at exactly the speed limit which makes for a stupidly dangerous driving experience. I guess if you have no need to speed you have no need to slow down either and if they are anything Australians are law abiding people. It just seems that they adhere to the letter of the law to a bloody silly degree at times just to make a point.
Here is an example of Australian style subversion by lawful adherence.
There was a crack down by the Queensland police against the "Hoons" who were flipping donuts all over the carparks on the Gold Coast. So one day the boys with the Holdens decided to protest. They called their mates and their mums and got everyone to sit on the embankment of the motorway - behind the barriers where no one could get nicked - and then proceeded to drive very slowly down the motorway. At exactly the limit set as a minimum safe speed. They each chose a lane and in effect created a rolling road block across the Pacific Highway between Brisbane and Sydney.
Point proved they dispersed and no one got hurt. Bloody irritating for anyone trying to get home at rush hour though.
Anyhow, I digress.
The speeding fine was a beaut!
I was on tour with The Lovemakers in outback Aus sometime in 2005. We had a been booked to play a police benefit show in Longreach (home of QANTAS) and the chief there had told me that as soon as we passed Winton we could go as fast as we wanted adn he would make sure we weren't booked. WHOOPEEE! I had never heard of anythig like that and so with our Toyota Tarago people carrier loaded with band members an gear I hammered that engine as hard as I could.
The long flat straights weren't quite flat and they undulated across dry river beds and past Emu' s that panicked and sped along next to us. You could see as far as the horizon so there was no chance of crashing unless a wandering Roo bounced into our path and we belted along at about 180KM/hr as the singer, Scott Blonde, spent the entire 10 hour trip floating about 4 inches above the back seat. Every bump threw his lithe figure into view in my mirror and I just loved watching him grab the handholds with grim determination.
Two days later and the gig has been and gone and we are off for our nest show in Roma and jason asked if he could drive. He is a real petrol head and so of course I said yes.
Putting the belts on and pressing the gas we headed out of town in a blaze of glory and a cloud of dust. 100 - 110 - 120 all the way to top speed of 180km. Jason was loving it.
As we sped along through the deserted wastes we though we saw a flashing light on the horizon.
"Slow down J. You never know"
So he did and a Police cruiser flashed past us and then executed the best handbrake turn I have ever seen. It hurtled up behind us and of course we stopped.
"Do you know how fast you were going sir?" asked the large and ruddy faced copper.
"erm. No"
"My radar had you at 180 about 2 kiometers down the road. Can I see you licence. The limit here is 80."
"Ah! OK! Sorry officer." Jason grinned in rapt delight. "It is just that Big Ron at Longreach told us we could go as fast as we liked. We've just played the benefit gig in Longreach and he said you'd be ok with that."
"Sorry sir. Longreach is another jurisdiction. you are in Roma county here and Ron has no say. Licence please."
J pleaded, begged and groveled and sadly for him we have the entire episode on video. He didn't get off. The fine was a whopping $770!
I drove after that.
Honestly, I ask you .... amateurs.
There is funny but it does look staged.
