Dr. Mumpower wants public safety officers in the City of Asheville to undergo fitness tests. The dumbest thing about it is I actually bothered to read his supporting documents. One gave a statistical analysis of fat rolls pinched on officers over 12.5 years. In Charlotte, where the study was conducted, it was not legally permissible to quantify the heights of officers. Among other things, Mumpower thinks the taxpayers should pay for fitness club memberships for police officers.
Some say screenings prevent insurance payouts for serious disorders developing over extended periods. Others say they have potential for generating false positives. It is doubtful anybody is keeping track of how many unnecessary medical procedures have been undertaken.
