Celtic_Angel
August 21st, 2001, 01:28 PM
I was reading the San Diego Union Tribune at Carl's Jr. last night with my dad and my little sister and the main story in the local section caught my eye. It was a big story on how the cops of San Diego are trying to bulk up to help fight crime. I personally think that that is great and I give the SDPD a big thumbs up, but the story had me laughing pretty hard. Have you ever read those cheap $.25 paperback romance novels? :rolleyes: Well, the first part of the article reminded me of one of those, so I just wanted to share it with you and see is anyone else here thinks that this article is a little cheazy. :p
San Diego cops bulk up for work in show of force
By Michael Stetz
STAFF WRITER
Any day can bring a bad thing. A very bad thing. So Scott Holslag lifts. Straining, breathing hard, he lifts 100-pound dumbbells, his big arms somehow getting bigger.
Red-faced and sweaty, he lifts more. Sometimes he grunts. The weight is that great, that enormous. On a nearby bench is 325 pounds. Soon, he will lift that, too. He will lift it many times.
The stress from his day melts away, Holslag says. He has a wife, two children and a job that can bring bad things, very bad things, any time he reports to work.
He's a cop.
He's a cop who lifts the hell out of weights. Because there is nothing like it, Holslag says. Because he believes it pays huge dividends when it comes to his line of work.
This day, like all days, the man is busting out of his shirt. The man is thick. The man is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds. See him and you might think: outside linebacker.
What an advantage -- this bulk, this strength, several officers say. Gives you confidence. Gives you presence. Makes people think twice about doing something stupid...
8OAnyways, the story continues from there, but I had a hard time trying to read through the laughter and the tears. 8OI don't want to bash cops, but that article hardly made them appear threatening. 8O
San Diego cops bulk up for work in show of force
By Michael Stetz
STAFF WRITER
Any day can bring a bad thing. A very bad thing. So Scott Holslag lifts. Straining, breathing hard, he lifts 100-pound dumbbells, his big arms somehow getting bigger.
Red-faced and sweaty, he lifts more. Sometimes he grunts. The weight is that great, that enormous. On a nearby bench is 325 pounds. Soon, he will lift that, too. He will lift it many times.
The stress from his day melts away, Holslag says. He has a wife, two children and a job that can bring bad things, very bad things, any time he reports to work.
He's a cop.
He's a cop who lifts the hell out of weights. Because there is nothing like it, Holslag says. Because he believes it pays huge dividends when it comes to his line of work.
This day, like all days, the man is busting out of his shirt. The man is thick. The man is 6 feet tall and weighs 235 pounds. See him and you might think: outside linebacker.
What an advantage -- this bulk, this strength, several officers say. Gives you confidence. Gives you presence. Makes people think twice about doing something stupid...
8OAnyways, the story continues from there, but I had a hard time trying to read through the laughter and the tears. 8OI don't want to bash cops, but that article hardly made them appear threatening. 8O