My mom and I were driving by the American Apparel store a few days ago and I commented on how the girls closing the store looked like they would be working there. One of them was wearing those awful, awkwardly shaped pants. You'd look better wearing a potato sack, trust me. Point I'm trying to make is - she fit with my image of an employee of a store that produces a very specific style of clothing. There are very many jobs that might require one to look the part - and I mean this in a less superficial (makeup/hair/clothes) way...
In the 90s, Friends was huge! I remember episodes when the women were swooning over cops and firemen. Men, who by virtue of their line of work, had to be strong and muscular (and presumably fast). The fact that the tall, dark and handsome trifecta worked for them - well, let's just call that a bonus.
So, when a few days ago I saw a Public Security officer standing in the street, fully equipped with his yellow security tape and sizeable beer belly.... let's just say he didn't quite have the same *swoon* effect as the cops who put out Phoebe, Rachael and Monica's "Boyfriend Bonfire" one Valentine's Day. Not that, that is what one looks for in Public Security or Police officers. But I didn't necessarily feel safe. More and more I'm seeing cops who in all honesty do not seem like they would be able to run after me if I snatched someone's purse (You thought I would say 'if someone snatched my purse' huh? What can I say, I like to keep my readers on their toes!).
In the 90s, Friends was huge! I remember episodes when the women were swooning over cops and firemen. Men, who by virtue of their line of work, had to be strong and muscular (and presumably fast). The fact that the tall, dark and handsome trifecta worked for them - well, let's just call that a bonus.
So, when a few days ago I saw a Public Security officer standing in the street, fully equipped with his yellow security tape and sizeable beer belly.... let's just say he didn't quite have the same *swoon* effect as the cops who put out Phoebe, Rachael and Monica's "Boyfriend Bonfire" one Valentine's Day. Not that, that is what one looks for in Public Security or Police officers. But I didn't necessarily feel safe. More and more I'm seeing cops who in all honesty do not seem like they would be able to run after me if I snatched someone's purse (You thought I would say 'if someone snatched my purse' huh? What can I say, I like to keep my readers on their toes!).
I just don't feel safe when I see cops who look like they could not protect if the need arose. Not to say that we should judge a book by its cover. Perhaps the cop has excellent stamina, great taser skills...but for some reason I feel like science would tell me that his BMI score might hinder his ability to run after a suspect in the street, let alone save a kitty from a tree. On the taser note, anyone think that equipping cops with tasers has something to do with lax requirements concerning how 'physically' capable they are to actually police? I wrote a post on the cops a while ago that took me through a similar thought process [link].
All I'm saying is that sometimes you need to look the part, sometimes it is about presentation. Perhaps there should be periodic strength training and endurance tests for cops? I've yet to contact a police station to ask...but I'll keep you all posted on how that conversation plays out.
All I'm saying is that sometimes you need to look the part, sometimes it is about presentation. Perhaps there should be periodic strength training and endurance tests for cops? I've yet to contact a police station to ask...but I'll keep you all posted on how that conversation plays out.
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