There is no current statewide fitness test requirement for police officers, yet fit officers miss less work due to illness and injury. Additionally, fit officers are more confident in their interactions with the public.
Policing is about protecting the rights of individuals while maintaining order in a free and civil society.
Each shooting, each use of force, must be evaluated on its own merit, and are sometimes completely unavoidable.
Texas crime rates are at historic lows and its incarceration rates are heading lower, mainly due to a shift in treatment of non-violent offenders, which leaves more room in state lockups for the violent. These successful criminal justice reforms have resulted in improved public safety and a lower cost to taxpayers.