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Cops look to boxers to fill their ranks
Is it just me or is this a strange target group for the police to recruit from? Given recurring allegations of yakuza connections and rigged fights of boxing matches.
Source: The Japan TimesThe Japan Boxing Commission is holding a job seminar Feb. 15 in Tokyo to help retired boxers become police officers.
Organizers hope it will be a match made in heaven: The Metropolitan Police Department wants physically fit and mentally tough personnel, while the JBC hopes to help boxers get jobs when they hang up their gloves.
"Due to age concerns, there have been limited job choices for boxers after they quit boxing," a JBC official said. "Retired boxers will be good police officers because they've built mental and physical strength through boxing."
Police plan to hire 80 people through the initiative.
Is it just me or is this a strange target group for the police to recruit from? Given recurring allegations of yakuza connections and rigged fights of boxing matches.