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by Skiprr
Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:10 pm
Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
Topic: Long Arm of the Law
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Long Arm of the Law

Okay, this may not be an appropriate Topic, so our illustrious moderators may feel free to delete it. But it became official yesterday--per the Guinness Book of World Records--that the tallest man in the U.S. is George Bell, a Deputy Sheriff in Norfolk, Virginia.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/biz ... 83937.html

He stands 7'8", two inches taller than Yao Ming, the tallest man in the NBA. The article says: "His height doesn't intimidate jail inmates — it helps him develop a rapport. 'They've never seen anyone this tall before, so they're amazed,' Bell said. 'They want to talk.'"

But ya gotta think it might be a bit different when a bad guy first encounters Bell in an arrest situation. And of course, being who we are here on this Forum, the first thing I wondered about is what handgun he uses, and if he has to have the grip built up in order to get a proper alignment...

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