Reply to: Police Officer Sacked because he was a member of the BNP

[BrollyBonce]

What's the world coming to when even the Police can't be racist. Next you'll be telling me that they can't beat confessions out of suspects anymore!

We need an "I think you'll find" smiley

I think you'll find that's MI6's job these days and they've outsourced it to the Septics.

[Bagpuss]

You are asked the question when recruited. If you lie and are found out, then you deserve to be sacked. I don't want a police force that is unduly biased, and delivers the law subject to colour/race/ethnicity. Neither would I want to face a judge who was a member of the BNP.

[EternalOptimist]

It's not the only job where you can't be a member of an organisation that is opposed to the ethics of your client/employer and to be asked such questions at interview. They don't want to employ people who would seek to destroy or impede their objectives.

but it is one of the organisations where they are trying to reflect society as a whole. Maybe we try to identify the policeman who most represents us, and have a sort of 'sponsored policeman' scheme.

[Bagpuss]

It's not the only job where you can't be a member of an organisation that is opposed to the ethics of your client/employer and to be asked such questions at interview. They don't want to employ people who would seek to destroy or impede their objectives from a dogmatic and opposing personal prefference.

[Slumdog]

Imagine the response to non-white emergencies and the level of service. Would it be the same, i guess not

[lambrini_socialist]

Innocent of what? It's not a crime to join the BNP.

exactly. and by the same token, as a non-practising paedophile it was totally unfair of the PC thought-police to sack me from my job as a swimming instructor at the local youth club.

[EternalOptimist]

The employee is not being sacked for being white or hetrosexual. The employee is being sacked because of this public support for the BNP, which is an organisaton that is inheritly biased towards certain minority groups, which therefore appears to be making their judgement impaired, whether the employee is active or not.

It's a much easier life in the thought-police eh? pmeswani

[Bagpuss]

What's the world coming to when even the Police can't be racist. Next you'll be telling me that they can't beat confessions out of suspects anymore!

[PM-Junkie]

The employee is not being sacked for being white or hetrosexual. The employee is being sacked because of this public support for the BNP, which is an organisaton that is inheritly biased towards certain minority groups, which therefore appears to be making their judgement impaired, whether the employee is active or not.

Did I say he was???? If you read my post again I was answering SueEllen's point that every form of discrimination has been outlawed, when it clearly has not.

[EternalOptimist]

In my opinion anyone who goose steps whilst on the beat, gasses people he doesnt like or invades smaller countries, or beats up people he feels to be inferior should not be alowed to stay in the police. no way, never.

[Bagpuss]

If he wants to be a member of the BNP then he shouldn't join the Police force.

IMHO They should have sacked him for being thick

[minestrone]

The employee is not being sacked for being white or hetrosexual. The employee is being sacked because of this public support for the BNP, which is an organisaton that is inheritly biased towards certain minority groups, which therefore appears to be making their judgement impaired, whether the employee is active or not.

But it was not public support, the list only came out because of an illegal act.

I doubt he was goose stepping up and down the station.

[pmeswani]

Except discrimination against white, heterosexual males who have a job and no criminal record.

Everything, it would appear, is our fault.

The employee is not being sacked for being white or hetrosexual. The employee is being sacked because of this public support for the BNP, which is an organisaton that is inheritly biased towards certain minority groups, which therefore appears to be making their judgement impaired, whether the employee is active or not.

[pmeswani]

Innocent of what? It's not a crime to join the BNP.
I know that when you do the SC it's a problem, cops included.

You are correct in stating that it is not a crime to be a member of the BNP. However, for some companies it is a condition of employment that you are not a member of the BNP. By not declaring the membership when cleary asked, can be seen as obtaining employment by deception, and therefore the employer is entitled to sack the employee.

[PM-Junkie]

Due to European Directives virtually every form of main stream discrimination you can think of is now illegal in the UK.

Except discrimination against white, heterosexual males who have a job and no criminal record.

Everything, it would appear, is our fault.