As someone with a background in healthcare, and a general interest in first responders such as police officers being physically able to do their jobs, I am endlessly fascinated by the push to lower physical fitness standards for things like the military and police/fire departments.
It’s part of the insidious push to DEI-ify every aspect of life. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are more important than public safety and people’s lives, apparently.
And these days, it’s apparently ‘discriminatory’ to hold police to some sort of physical fitness standard:
I’m confused pic.twitter.com/Rxw00aI5XL
— Mike Solana (@micsolana) October 4, 2024
Yikes.
18 push-ups and 27 sit-ups in a minute are too much? Seriously?
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And this warrants costing the Maryland taxpayers $2.75 million?
Female, black applicants who failed Maryland State Police tests likely to receive $2.75M in backpay from discrimination suit https://t.co/ZREN9TwJrM pic.twitter.com/y8u4szjYuQ
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 3, 2024
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The physical fitness exam, called the Functional Fitness Assessment Test, required applicants to complete 18 push-ups in one minute, 27 sit-ups in one minute,…
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