Too Fat for the Fuzz?

We've seen our fair share of portly policemen over the years, so were were a bit surprised to learn of Chris Parent's strange saga. The Nebraskan cop was fired two years ago for being way too fat—so fat, in fact, that he couldn't kneel down and shoot during the department's firearms test. A protracted legal battle has Parent back on the force, but it looks like his chief is none too happy with the situation.

All of which raises the question: Can you really be too obese to police? We tend to think