How long until one of these standoffs kicks off?

Jeez, I know they like having some big lads in the police but don't their fitness standards extend at the very least to "unlikely to have a coronary whilst executing an arrest"?

This is the same nation that let them have the military surplus vehicle they're stood next to. Probably because it's the only thing with axles strong enough.

Yeah, there is no legitimate reason for a local sheriff's department to have military grade equipment like that. If shit gets that bad, call the state boys.

Maybe it saves the police department money by not having them live long enough to collect their retirement pension!
"get him Jimmy! You can catch that young punk! You have years of experience and donuts under your belt!"
But it varies greatly from location to location. In my county the cops get paid more than average, but their physical fitness & weight standards are tighter. The next county over, not so much.

Toronto cops are generally in pretty impressive shape... then again, they also generally take home around $100K after a few years.

And studies have shown that rolling out that stuff can actually cause violence, whereas keeping it away from demonstrations (though still at the ready) prevents things from turning into a riot. (Also keeping food vendors out of the area can help considerably.)

Folk in Toronto even pronounce it so fast you'd swear they were the Flash. No wonder they are in good shape.

That's pretty strong motivator right there! That about 100,000 reasons to be a lean, mean policing machine.