The women of the Colorado Springs Police Force can’t seem to understand that their own lack of physical fitness is no one’s fault but their own.
Last year, 12 women with the CSPD failed the fitness tests and were moved to desk duty. During their time-out, they didn’t hit the gym and strive for excellence, or even just average, in hopes of passing the test. No, they decided to sue because according to them, the standard tests for all officers were just NOT FAIR to them as women over the age of 40!
That is right, these women want completely different standards to do the same job as men BECAUSE they are women and over the age of 40. The fitness test is very basic, for the job of a police officer. It consists of two running exams, 52 push-ups in 2 minutes, and 45 sit-ups, also in 2 minutes. Everyone was given fair warning that these tests were coming up and what the requirements were.
“According to CSPD policy, an employee who does not meet the minimum performance standard will be placed on light duty and on a performance improvement plan until he/she can successfully complete the process with a minimum compensatory score of twenty. The performance improvement plan shall not exceed a total of six months on light duty.
If the employee does not meet the minimum performance standards by the conclusion of the performance improvement plan, a letter from the training academy will be forwarded through the employee’s chain of command to the Deputy Chief and human resources department. The letter will recommend the officer (1) complete a fitness test for duty evaluation, or (2) be terminated from employment”
These women seem more concerned with keeping their own job, for which they were unfit, than protecting the laws in their community. By crying foul because of “unequal” requirements, they’re undermining capable women and the force for which they’re trying to serve.
Source: News Foxes
you women are pathetic…instead of trying harder to pass the tests, you instead are suing them…unbelievable