airtwardo 7 #1 December 10, 2005 Officer Shaq Takes Oath With Miami Beach Police Heat Superstar Will Earn $1 Per Year as Reserve MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 9) - Look out criminals, Officer Shaq is on the beat. Shaquille O'Neal was sworn in as a reserve police officer Thursday, with the Miami Heat center choosing to skip a public event in favor of a quiet, no-frills ceremony. "Officer O'Neal is very considerate toward the other officers, and he was afraid if he was there he would have taken away from that moment for other officers," department spokesman Robert Hernandez said. "This is a very special time for them and their families." The former Laker was a reserve officer in Los Angeles before moving to South Florida. He spent the past year training as a Miami Beach police reserve officer and can now add the $1-a-year salary to his $100 million, 5-year contract with the Heat. The 7-foot-1 player will be able to carry a gun, wear a badge and make arrests, but with his celebrity status he most likely will not walk a beat or go undercover. He will work as time permits in the volunteer position. O'Neal has said he is most interested in working with the special victims detective unit to help stop crimes against children. "He made it clear when he decided to come to Miami Beach that he didn't want to just be a poster boy for photo ops, he wanted to get down and dirty and do the job," Hernandez said. "He's here to conduct investigations and to make arrests." And in September he did just that. After seeing a man throw a bottle and yell anti-gay slurs at a passer-by, O'Neal trailed the man and helped an officer arrest him as a hate-crime suspect. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #2 December 10, 2005 I'm glad to hear this! He might only be a reserve but, it's a step in the direction he wants to go. I've been reading and hearing for a couple years now, he wants to be in police work. I don't think, at his size, anyone will fuck with him!!! Shaq, is a 'class act'. Good for him! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #3 December 11, 2005 QuoteI'm glad to hear this! He might only be a reserve but, it's a step in the direction he wants to go. I've been reading and hearing for a couple years now, he wants to be in police work. I don't think, at his size, anyone will fuck with him!!! Shaq, is a 'class act'. Good for him! Chuck He would definitely be the most intimidating cop there ever was! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #4 December 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteI'm glad to hear this! He might only be a reserve but, it's a step in the direction he wants to go. I've been reading and hearing for a couple years now, he wants to be in police work. I don't think, at his size, anyone will fuck with him!!! Shaq, is a 'class act'. Good for him! Chuck He would definitely be the most intimidating cop there ever was! ____________________________________________ Just what I've seen of Shaq in interviews, he really seems like a 'nice' guy. Hell on wheels on the courts but a nice guy. I think, he'll make a damned good cop. I don't think, he's doing it just for the 'press', either. I think, he has real good intentions. I'm just gonna stay the hell outa his town! Chuck Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
