Police Uniform - Hijab?!

[OscarTheGrouch]

they don't well blow me down

[miriams]

I don't see how a normal headscarf (one of the smaller sort- not the long, flowing sort) would be a problem on routine 'streetbeat' jobs. It could possibly get a little dangerous in some situations though (e.g very hard to strangle a police officer with a hat but more conceivable with a scarf). A woman who wants to wear the burka or full abaya would be unlikely to apply for a police job anyway.

[Tulp]

I guess you don't know the young guys from where I live then!

Guess not

[Tulp]

'Boys in blue' is a widely used nickname for the police. I'm sure she's aware that men don't wear headscarves.

Phew.... got me there for a bit.. Glad we cleared that up...

[OscarTheGrouch]

Phew.... got me there for a bit.. Glad we cleared that up...

'Girls in blue' sounds better.

[Seekrit]

I guess it's up to us - the people raising the next generation - to teach respect and tolerance for all races, all people and especially all professions.

[Mamaduke]

Why not...
I mean we've got "Big Kev" (Christine Nixon) here in Victoria changing everything else.
She wants more minorities, women, gays, lesbians to be the Police Force (whether the personality/life experience of the individual is suited in making a good Police Officer or not doesn't seem to matter) it looks good on paper and makes everyone feel 'warm & fuzzy' inside - I mean really, was she the best person for the job, or did the Victorian Labour Government just want the "First woman as Commissioner of Police" title?
She also wants to change the title of Police Force because the word 'force' is too initimidating.
They don't wear their hats on the beat anymore, now it's baseball caps...to blend in as one of the crowd - dare we show any form of authority in public!
Morale in the ranks of the Police Force (or what's left of 'the Force') seems to be at an all time low (when I'm speaking to members personally).
Respect for the Police Force even lower, especially by the teenage
generation...this 'gently gently, don't want to upset anyone' approach that is slowly but surely being instilled into the protectors of our community is going to bite us in the bum one day.

[OscarTheGrouch]

She also wants to change the title of Police Force because the word 'force' is too initimidating.

Political correctness - yet again!! They tried that in NSW, changed the name - it's now a Police 'Force' again!

[sopolicha]

Mmmmm MD, reminds me when Police cars up here had the Police signs on them changed from upper case to lower case because upper case looked to intimidating.

[OscarTheGrouch]

They'll have them dressing in pink soon!!!!