The stupidity of PC!
- Thread starter Jonzjob
- Start date
Help Support UKworkshop.co.uk:
Phil Pascoe
Established Member
It happened as well with a cliff rescue group. Of course Jacob knows all there is to know about lottery grants, so much so he's happy to call people liars.n0legs":3nxm9546 said:
Jacob
What goes around comes around.
"PC" is a popular straw man which has been kicked around for years by D Mail readers and others of that tendency, generally found to be without substance.
Alexam
Bandsaw Boxmaker
This Political correctness nonsence needs to stop.
timber
Established Member
artie":3pfbuymp said:
Just like council officials are now all officers, or are they??
Jacob
What goes around comes around.
They always were "officers". Well some of them were. Nothing has changed.timber":87i1f8xy said:
It wouldn't spoil a good stupid PC story though would it? :lol:
artie
Sawdust manufacturer.
Jacob":122qo5ns said:
I think something has definitely changed. We used to have a local constabulary whereas nowadays most if not all UK police forces are for profit corporations listed on Dun and Bradstreet and owned by god knows who.
mind_the_goat
Established Member
Like Jacob, I take all such stories with a very large pinch of salt, especially when reported in the popular media where catching the attention of the reader is far more important than reporting all the information. If you read the original story fully the response from the official involved may simply have been repeating standard dress code rule. Not specifically banning this badge, but a general restriction on augmenting a standard uniform. That seems quite reasonable to me.
I also believe that the the lottery funding applications mentioned here are likely to be more complex then missing a single tick box on the form. I think it's human nature to pick on one particular aspect to have a moan about in the pub after a rejection.
It is of course entirely possible that a few genuine examples of excessive box ticking can be found, but a few examples does not prove that the country relies on this for every single decision that is made. No headline is ever going to read 'Police allowed to wear tribute emblem'
I also believe that the the lottery funding applications mentioned here are likely to be more complex then missing a single tick box on the form. I think it's human nature to pick on one particular aspect to have a moan about in the pub after a rejection.
It is of course entirely possible that a few genuine examples of excessive box ticking can be found, but a few examples does not prove that the country relies on this for every single decision that is made. No headline is ever going to read 'Police allowed to wear tribute emblem'
Sporky McGuffin
Light entertainer
mind_the_goat":3psblu1o said:
Indeed - even though on reading the non-story that appears to be the line taken by every senior officer.
Still, if it's an opportunity for middle aged white men (who, let's face it, have been playing life on "easy" for centuries) to complain that they're being marginalised, who's to stop them? Damn this treating-people-with-respect movement! Look at them suggesting that we treat people with respect! It's shocking!
Whenever you see a treating-people-with-respect outrage, you can be sure that it's being misreported by one of two groups; someone trying to sell papers, or someone trying to hide their lack of respect for people.
RossJarvis
Established Member
I thought the police had rules about not wearing anything which was not "uniform". If coppers aren't going to follow the rules what's the point in them?
