This guy is something else. Can you imagine fleeing from the scene of a crime only to confront the Shaq daddy?
The 7-foot-1 goliath, Shaquille O'Neal, who man's the paint for the Miami Heat has always wanted to become a cop. He is currently in the process of becoming a Miami Beach reserve officer. He saw his first police action in South Beach when he assisted in the arrest of a man who 'allegedly' (this means he did it) assaulted a gay couple after yelling anti-gay slurs at them.

Here's the link:
Shaquille O' Neal

Another reason why I have so much respect for this guy regardless of what jersey he's wearing.

Great story!!!
Thanks for the post. Makes me like Shaq even more
a hell of a guy

Saw that in the local papers. Great story!

A bullet can pierce him as easily as any other cop. I hope he never meets that fate.

Expect the movie soon.

Shaq is a nice enough guy but he has said he has political ambitions as well.

In fact I believe he was being considered, or was considering, running for office somewhere as a Republican.

Defending gays is a sure way to get publicity, but if he opposes our issues in office we suffer.

I'm no big fan of Shaq, but I would never call him a Republican. Back in 2000, the LA Times carried a story about Phil Jackson try to rally support for Bill Bradley, and Shaq responding that he was backing Gore.

shaq is huge, he played for the lakers. i hate the lakers. i root for the underdogs. i've always tried my best to root against shaq, to detest him. i just can't do it. he's a good guy. i think we should take this story at face value.

is shaq a "role model". hard to argue against it (though i definitely do believe kobe's "accusations")

You might be thinking of Charles Barkley, who has often talked about running for governor of Alabama -- and running as a Republican. I can't recall Shaq talking about running for office.

Charles Barkley is no longer a Republican, according to his own account. Don't know if he's still considering running for office.

Great story, I wish there were more details. And good for Shaq. I think I'll go to Radio Shack and buy a new phone.

This is being so over played. He followed the guy who threw the bottle. Good for him. But thats all he did. Its not like he swooped in with his superman tattoo and beat the crap out of the guy.

I think he did what he was supposed to do. Maybe it's being overpublicized, but are you saying he should've swooped in and beat the crap out of the guy to be a hero?

Were it not for Shaq following the culprit, they'd likely have never found him.

Gotta disagree with you on this one, UNC....Shaq may not have physically apprehended the jerk (although I'm sure he would have gladly done so if given the chance) but how many other people would have had the courage to follow him and notify the police without knowing if the guy was armed, a felon, etc?....sadly, I believe most citizens would have ignored it entirely and pretended they didn't see or hear a thing either due to their cowardice or, worse yet, discriminatory beliefs by "silently" agreeing with the abusive behavior.

I'm not saying that Shaq is deserving of a medal for his actions but the publicity he has received is certainly warranted.....considering he is a role model to countless young sports fans throughout the country just maybe his actions will have a positive impact upon a few of his fans in years to come.

~Joe

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