US News Police Officer Fired for being obese sues to get job back

[The Helper]

A former Bellevue police officer fired for being overweight could be back patrolling the streets in a few months.

Christopher ParentThe 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.”

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[BANANAMAN]

I guess he can roll and squish criminals when he's back on the force.

 

[Wiseman_2]

Reminds me of this:
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[DogOfHavoc]

I don't feel safe with a guy like that seeing me rolling, hatin, patrolling, trying to catch me ridin' dirty.

 

[Danny Cross]

No offense, can he catch people on foot, if he had too??
I mean I can understand needing to be in certain physical condition for that kind of job. I mean as long as he can perform he should be able to keep his job!!

 

[sqrage]

Too many donuts for him...

 

[Danny Cross]

Yea i agree

 

[DM Cross]

If he does desk work, he can't be fired.

He just can't work the field. They should have transferred him, not fired him. It would have been easy, too. Due to performance issues, he needed to be transferred.

 

[Turnip]

They should have just left him as a detective.

 

[w/e]

I thought that field officers had to be physically fit...