Other pictures showed them being grossly overweight.
The images stirred strong but divided reactions among social media users.
Some believe that the photographer had an agenda behind sharing the pictures.
They believed that the images de-humanised the police officers.
Others, however, felt that the images highlighted the problem South Africa faces with incompetent cops.
They believed that cops need to be fit and alert, especially while on duty.
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