This is bullsh*t.
But furious Conservative MP Philip Davies said: “I absolutely despair, this is utter nonsense.
“It should be irrelevant whether police officers are black, white, gay, straight, muslim or Christian, gypsy or not. The only consideration should be whether they are people who can uphold the law without fear or favour.
“Furthermore, this is potentially dangerous because police forces could end up recruiting people who might not be the best people, just to meet their quota.”
Mr Davies, who represents Shipley in West Yorkshire, added: “The police were branded institutionally racist a few years ago, now they are becoming institutionally politically correct.”
John Midgley, of the Campaign Against Political Correctness, is also astounded by the gypsies plan, dubbed “lucky heather and handcuffs” by critics.
“It is absolutely astounding that police authorities should get involved in political correctness to this degree,” he said.
“What we want is the best possible policemen, not policemen appointed by a tick-box culture.
“How ridiculous it is for them to suggest that the police force needs to be representative of the society in which we live.
“On that basis, ultimately they would want to employ criminals as police officers as a proportion of society is made up of criminals.”
I agree with these people. I hope Poland encounters no similar problem in the near or distant future.
I'm sure there are gypsies in the police force, Pol3. No doubt, not to a level that is representative of the population as a whole, though.
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