mo4ch:>British police take heat over women & minorities recruitment ad | Mo4ch News
Citing a need for greater diversity within its ranks, the British Transport Police will host a recruitment workshop reserved for women and minorities. The PC cops defended the move after receiving mountains of scorn on Twitter.In a tweet advertising the event, the police force wrote: “Female or from a black or minority ethnic background? Interested in becoming a police officer? Come to our next recruitment workshop at 6pm on 23 January in Camden.”The message was bombarded with angry and sarcastic replies, accusing the British Transport Police of blatant discrimination.A number of Twitter users proposed that law enforcement should hire candidates based on patriarchal concepts such as “suitability for the job.”Others took a more respectful approach.“Hello police I'd like to report a hate crime,” quipped Scottish comedian and free speech advocate Count Dankula.One person expressed interest in the workshop after billing himself as a “Black Male, Bisexual Lesbian” who “identif[ies] as …