October 23, 200422 yr The Miami Beach Police Department's newest reserve officer trainee is seven foot one inch, 325 pounds and earns around $30 million a year in his real job. He's Shaquille O'Neal, 32, star center for the Miami Heat. Beach Police Chief Don De Lucca confirmed Friday that O'Neal will join his 386-member force -- as a heat-packing, $1-a-year volunteer. ''He loves police work, he's dedicated to it, and he takes it very seriously,'' De Lucca said. ``If he wasn't a basketball player, I really believe he'd be a cop.'' It's a win for MBPD, De Lucca added. ''He's an incredible role model for children. And it's great for recruitment.'' Besides, Shaq is a Beach resident -- he owns a $19.8 million home on Star Island. O'Neal has law enforcement experience -- as a reserve officer with the Los Angeles Port Authority. He'll undergo additional training here -- firearms, interrogation and arrest techniques, and a short course on Florida law -- in between Heat games and practice. ''We're pretty flexible with his schedule,'' De Lucca said. O'Neal should be ready for street patrol by early next year -- with full police powers and a SIG Sauer 40-caliber pistol. Beach reservists are fully certified police officers who work part time -- a minimum of 10 hours a month -- to augment the force for regular duty and special events. Shaq won't ride alone. ''He'll be assigned a partner at all times -- and there are many volunteers,'' De Lucca said. One detail the department has yet to figure out -- where he'll get his police blues. ''He told me he's a 6X shirt. We're going to have to have uniforms special-ordered.'' No word on whether he'll squeeze into a patrol car, or drive a marked SUV. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/9992774.htm?1c Imagine getting pulled over for speeding and have Shaq walk up and ask for your license and registration :lol .
October 23, 200422 yr No need for riot police, just bring in Shaq in full gear and everybody will probably just run away....
October 23, 200422 yr No need for riot police, just bring in Shaq in full gear and everybody will probably just run away.... 599445[/snapback] :lol
October 24, 200422 yr No need for riot police, just bring in Shaq in full gear and everybody will probably just run away.... 599445[/snapback] Or his rapping, that scares me alot.
October 24, 200422 yr Author I wonder if he wears his genie outfit from Kazaam when patrolling the streets.
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