For the nth time, hindi kailangan ng pulis na may abs at fit. Would it be nice if they all were? Sure. But to say that they suck at their job kasi obese is 1) falling for the security theater that the higher-ups say, and 2) being the same judgmental body shamer that you despise from your aunties and relatives.

Unang una, they’re fat kasi the job isn’t as glamorous as you see in the movies. Depending kung san toka nila they’re either nailed to a desk taking cases or sitting idly in a patrol car. They very rarely (if not never!) get into situations wherein they have to chase criminals. Heck, the chases you often see consist of them going after them in their cars and pinning them down or doing hot pursuit house to house searches.

Yung mga chiefs na nagsasabi sa interview na dapat ganito waist line achuchuchu are lying out of their asses and telling you what you want to hear.

“kAiLaNgAn iPaKiTa nA DiSiPlInAdO SiLa aT MaGiNg eHeMpLo” — What the fuck is this boomer bullshit??? Hahahahaha! Your body has nothing to do with whether you’re disciplined or not. You could be some parkour expert and benchpressing 585 for starters pero pulpol ka naman sa trabaho mo e di wala rin. Si Nuezca, yung tatlong pulis na pumatay kay Kian, at yung 13 cops na nag-resell ng drugs na nahuli sa Pampanga, or karamihan nung pumatay kay Jemboy, matataba ba sila?

“sO NiNo-nOrMaLiZe mO YuNg hInDi mAgInG HeAlThY?? CiNa-cAlL OuT LaNg nAmIn pArA AyUsIn nIlA KaTaWaN NiLa!” — Weh? Ulol. Wala ka pinagkaiba sa mga tita mo na kunwari may pakialam pero sa totoo asshole lang at mean-spirited. And nope, I’m not normalizing anything. I’m being realistic and putting everything into perspective. I have the same mindset when it comes sa mga pulubi na tinatawag nyo “choosy beggars” kasi ayaw kainin yung tira tira mo (they probably have teeth or digestive issues so hanggang cup noodle types lang kaya nila makain).

You’re also ignoring the fact that not everyone is built the same. May mga tao na mabilis talaga tumaba, meron naman slob kumain pero payat. Meron din mga obese na wala naman health conditions and are functional and agile, may mga payat na may sakit at mabilis mapagod.