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| British police 'too white' to fight terror |
| 2004-05-04 |
| Posted by:Paul Moloney |
| #9 I agree with you totally in principle, Random thoughts, in that dsicrimination where skin colour/race/religion etc. is irrelevant to someone's ability to do the job, is totally wrong. However, in this case such discrimination may be required. It shouldn't be an issue - that fact that it's being hailed as an example of "positive discrimination" is worrying. Recognising the need to recruit people best able to infiltrate our Muslim terrorists cells, is not. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-05-05 6:49:46 AM |
| #8 One of the unintended consequences of affirmative action (positive discrimination) is a diminution of respect for the professions so blessed. There is a presumption that the position is not particularly important if political correctness carries more weight than merit. All in all, the UK is starting down the slippery slope of dissolution and debasement of public institutions. |
| Posted by: Random thoughts 2004-05-04 4:52:20 PM |
| #7 Chief constables want change in law to boost ethnic minority officers through positive discrimination Well at least they're up front about it. Here in the U.S., this sort of behavior is sanitized with a nice, tidy name such as "affirmative action", and more often than not, there isn't any real problem that needs addressing other than someone complaining about some perceived racial imbalance. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-04 3:14:38 PM |
| #6 AFAISI, most of this is 'positive discrimination' only in the sense that most physical discrimination between applicants for jobs, where its relevant to their ability to do the function required, is positive. You wouldn't go recruiting anyone from the Afro-Caribbean community if you had a big operation to infiltrate skinhead football hooligan gangs, for instance. It just wouldn't be sensible. That said, promotion based on race is a step too far. Unless these individuals are engaged in active duty, it doesn't matter what colour their skin is. And if new 'dermal camouflaged' recruits don't want to report to a boss who may be white, it's a good sign they shouldn't be in the force to begin with. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-05-04 1:11:41 PM |
| #5 ex-BBC Director-General Greg Dyke is hideously stupid, because remarks only create commotion that isn't there. But I guess that's part of the reason he is an "ex-BBC Director General" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-04 1:04:20 PM |
| #4 Oh yeah, "Demand a broader view..." which really means "you're too stupid to understand this without our patented spin and dumbing-down..." |
| Posted by: .com 2004-05-04 1:02:53 PM |
| #3 too white? I love a good racist comment! You'll like ex-BBC Director-General Greg Dyke's even more then, Dcreeper: "BBC is 'hideously white'" |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-05-04 1:00:07 PM |
| #2 too white? I love a good racist comment! |
| Posted by: Dcreeper 2004-05-04 12:44:58 PM |
| #1 Umm, one question: who can guarantee that a significant number of the "ethnic" officers (hint: they don't mean Chinese or West Indians) would not be working for the terrorists ? |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-05-04 12:01:14 PM |