This week, the Garda Síochána reconfirmed their ban on serving officers wearing a turban as part of the uniform. They argue that the wearing of a turban may affect the perception of the force as being impartial. The Commissioner feels that such variations may present an image that the public would not want...
Interesting that Noel Conroy feels he can tap in to the very minds of the public, but this comes across as almost blatant racism. At a time when gun crime in Limerick is soaring out of control, and drugs run the underground society, I don't think we should start getting petty about who and who not can join in our Guardians of Peace.
One has to wonder if this comes down to Irish pride? (no.. not the slice pan) Is this all the fault of some stubborn person, or group of people, who can not see the very clear discrimination in the current policy? Not being able to see and amend our outdated polices seems to be a crippling and very quickly growing scar on the face of modern Ireland.
A turban is sacred to a Sikh, it forms a huge part of their religious practice and it is mandatory for them to wear one. I fail to see exactly what part of the Garda integrity is under threat from allowing a religious devotee to wear a turban as part of their uniform, and I hope in the coming weeks my views will be reflected in that of the Irish public.
Times move on, not everyone who wears a turban is a terrorist. Not long ago, most people would have considered our Irish accent as a 'mark' of terrorism. Tiocfaidh ár lá. Think about that.
Interesting that Noel Conroy feels he can tap in to the very minds of the public, but this comes across as almost blatant racism. At a time when gun crime in Limerick is soaring out of control, and drugs run the underground society, I don't think we should start getting petty about who and who not can join in our Guardians of Peace.
One has to wonder if this comes down to Irish pride? (no.. not the slice pan) Is this all the fault of some stubborn person, or group of people, who can not see the very clear discrimination in the current policy? Not being able to see and amend our outdated polices seems to be a crippling and very quickly growing scar on the face of modern Ireland.A turban is sacred to a Sikh, it forms a huge part of their religious practice and it is mandatory for them to wear one. I fail to see exactly what part of the Garda integrity is under threat from allowing a religious devotee to wear a turban as part of their uniform, and I hope in the coming weeks my views will be reflected in that of the Irish public.
Times move on, not everyone who wears a turban is a terrorist. Not long ago, most people would have considered our Irish accent as a 'mark' of terrorism. Tiocfaidh ár lá. Think about that.
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