Cop fired after fighting in UFC

Gargamel · 12-16-10, 03:29 PM

Another great example of red tape. Really? A well trained MMA fighter would be a bad cop?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cag...urn=mma-296415

GoldenRivet · 12-16-10, 03:35 PM

I have never looked favorably on "sporting events" which required its participants to look like rabid rapists and bear names like "Pimp Daddy" or "the mutilator" or "Murderin' Mike." etc then proceeds to have the two participants mercilessly beat the living crap out of one another for no reason other than to gain a title.

its a little stupid if you ask me

but then again, so is a job firing someone because of their hobbies outside work.

If he didnt break any laws, whats the big deal?

Takeda Shingen · 12-16-10, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I have never looked favorably on "sporting events" which required its participants to look like rabid rapists and bear names like "Pimp Daddy" or "the mutilator" or "Murderin' Mike." etc then proceeds to have the two participants mercilessly beat the living crap out of one another for no reason other than to gain a title.

its a little stupid if you ask me

but then again, so is a job firing someone because of their hobbies outside work.

If he didnt break any laws, whats the big deal?

I agree. The UFC and boxing are little more than human cock fights.

GoldenRivet · 12-16-10, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I agree. The UFC and boxing are little more than human dogfights.

fixed.

wouldnt want people getting the wrong idea about this thread

Takeda Shingen · 12-16-10, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

fixed.

wouldnt want people getting the wrong idea about this thread

I began typing it while wondering if the autocensor would get it, but it sailed through.

Gargamel · 12-16-10, 07:09 PM

Yeah, I can't disagree with the barbaric nature of the sport, but that's what makes it appealing to some.

But wouldn't it make sense to have a cop, not to mention the potential for ALL cops, to be trained in this manner, to help protect themselves and others?

This is assuming, of course, there weren't other underlying causes.....

GoldenRivet · 12-16-10, 08:08 PM

i dont think he was fired ultimately because he was involved in UFC.

I think he was fired because of his fight name "Pimp Daddy"

It isnt a message his department wants to convey

kranz · 12-17-10, 07:57 AM

it's a matter of policy and attitude. There is a guy in Croatia, Mirko "CroCop" Fillipovic. Hes a K1 and Pride fighter and a croatian cop. Hes pretty famous if you watch MMA. I guess I don;t have to explain what CroCop stands for.

Jimbuna · 12-17-10, 08:15 AM

Clearing secondary employment with your main employer is common practice in 'disciplined' careers, he should have known...surely.

12-16-10, 03:29 PM	#1
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Cop fired after fighting in UFC Another great example of red tape. Really? A well trained MMA fighter would be a bad cop? http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cag...urn=mma-296415 __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I have never looked favorably on "sporting events" which required its participants to look like rabid rapists and bear names like "Pimp Daddy" or "the mutilator" or "Murderin' Mike." etc then proceeds to have the two participants mercilessly beat the living crap out of one another for no reason other than to gain a title. its a little stupid if you ask me but then again, so is a job firing someone because of their hobbies outside work. If he didnt break any laws, whats the big deal? __________________

12-16-10, 07:09 PM	#6
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I can't disagree with the barbaric nature of the sport, but that's what makes it appealing to some. But wouldn't it make sense to have a cop, not to mention the potential for ALL cops, to be trained in this manner, to help protect themselves and others? This is assuming, of course, there weren't other underlying causes..... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i dont think he was fired ultimately because he was involved in UFC. I think he was fired because of his fight name "Pimp Daddy" It isnt a message his department wants to convey __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Clearing secondary employment with your main employer is common practice in 'disciplined' careers, he should have known...surely. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	it's a matter of policy and attitude. There is a guy in Croatia, Mirko "CroCop" Fillipovic. Hes a K1 and Pride fighter and a croatian cop. Hes pretty famous if you watch MMA. I guess I don;t have to explain what CroCop stands for.