Can anyone tell me what the big deal is? Would it offend anyone who was dealing with the Gardaí. I cant imagine it would although i could imagine him getting stick off the numbskulls he'd be dealing with most days.
I think it's just Ireland is quite racist, and we're so bored over here we need to entertain ourselves with pathetic obnoxious arguments. i think they should be allowed into the force, turbans and all. We complain about crime then when someone wants to join the force we get all racist and deny them access, it's so 'Irish'.
I think his main problem is that he was told while in training that they would accomodate him, and that now after investing all of that time it turns out they won't.
I see what you mean. It could be the Catholisism of ireland is being intimidated by the Sikh religion looking for independence or leeway.I don't think "we're getting all racist" unless you imagine the Sikh religion is only practised by one particular race.
I don't see why special allowances/exceptions should be made for any religious clothing or other paraphenalia in this sort of situation to be honest. I don't consider this to be a racist or sectarian stance. Religious beliefs and affiliations are one's own personal business and should not impinge on such situations. If some people have beliefs that prevent them from making this separation between state secularism and personal religiosity then that's their own problem not the state's or its institutions'.
we get all racist and deny them access, it's so 'Irish'.
Hear, hear. Isn’t it rather the point of a uniform to be, eh, uniform?Very well said Clubman.
ClubMan does make sense. But if you went on holiday to a country that made alcohol consumption or transportation illegal, would you be fine with that? (Being Irish) I just don't see the big importance to follow the iniform code. Is it not his perfomance as a gard that should be the deciding factor and not how he looks? - My opposition has very good points but if i really wanted to holiday in the M.E. i would like to dress like a westerner and not wear robes and sandles. If they forced me to dress like them or leave i would be uneasy. Would this not be the same thing, or is totally different?Very well said Clubman.
ClubMan does make sense. But if you went on holiday to a country that made alcohol consumption or transportation illegal, would you be fine with that? (Being Irish) I just don't see the big importance to follow the iniform code. Is it not his perfomance as a gard that should be the deciding factor and not how he looks? - My opposition has very good points but if i really wanted to holiday in the M.E. i would like to dress like a westerner and not wear robes and sandles. If they forced me to dress like them or leave i would be uneasy. Would this not be the same thing, or is totally different?
I see what you mean. It could be the Catholisism of ireland is being intimidated by the Sikh religion looking for independence or leeway.
ClubMan does make sense. But if you went on holiday to a country that made alcohol consumption or transportation illegal, would you be fine with that? (Being Irish) I just don't see the big importance to follow the iniform code. Is it not his perfomance as a gard that should be the deciding factor and not how he looks? - My opposition has very good points but if i really wanted to holiday in the M.E. i would like to dress like a westerner and not wear robes and sandles. If they forced me to dress like them or leave i would be uneasy. Would this not be the same thing, or is totally different?
Gardai from my area walking the beat wearing their own ethnic regional dress code complete with white trackie bottoms, hoodie and a baseball cap.
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