Banned, the police Union Flag badge that backs our troops

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

Yes I do as they are not part of the uniform. If they are part of the uniform of Remembrance Sunday then that is different - are they?

Police officers are allowed to wear poppies in the weeks leading up to Rememberance Day, not just on the Rememberance Day Sunday itself, even though they aren't part of their standard uniform, nor is it compulsory for them to wear them.

[yerself]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

You're not part of the fabled PC brigade that Mancie's searching for, are you?

Well, I'm using a PC. The point is, if they aren't wearing badges of any kind they can't leave themselves open to criticism or accusations of bias by the said PC or any other brigade.

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

They've come to this country, they've sworn their oath of allegiance, so they're UK citizens.

Much like the youths who drive round Accrington and Blackburn with huge Green and White flags flying from their vehicles when England play Pakistan at cricket.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by yerself

Well, I'm using a PC. The point is, if they aren't wearing badges of any kind they can't leave themselves open to criticism or accusations of bias by the said PC or any other brigade.



Much like the youths who drive round Accrington and Blackburn with huge Green and White flags flying from their vehicles when England play Pakistan at cricket.

They might well do, but the point is, if any of them were serving police officers, I wouldn't expect them to see them with a Pakistani flag badge...or a Labour party badge...or a Whippet Breeders' Badge in their lapel when they were on duty. However, a badge displaying the national flag and support for those who protect the nation is a completely different matter which crosses party and religious lines.

[Mancie]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

They might well do, but the point is, if any of them were serving police officers, I wouldn't expect them to see them with a Pakistani flag badge...or a Labour party badge...or a Whippet Breeders' Badge in their lapel when they were on duty. However, a badge displaying the national flag and support for those who protect the nation is a completely different matter which crosses party and religious lines.

Or even if they wear badges with pink spots over a blue background..or badges showing pot smoking dragons breathing fire over knights in white dressing gowns.. or leapord skin badges..or badges with encrusted with diamonds from king Tut's tomb...it does not matter..I don't care even if they run about stark ball naked!...we just want the police to do thier job!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Mancie

who.. that you know in your everyday life has said they are offended by the Union Jack..anyone?..or do you just get your knowledge from the Daily Mail?

No Mancie the do gooders I refer to are the Guardian reading fascist left, that usually work in the big city town halls up and down the country, who think that being British or Britishness is a sin

[shakermaker]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Guardian reading fascist left

I rarely use this term, but LOL.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by yerself

Yes. The police aren't a military force and cannot be seen to show bias toward any section of our society. Like religion and politics the police and military shouldn't be mixed.

the poppy isnt to show support for troops its to show thanx to the many peoples grandfathers and in more recent conflicts peoples brothers , sisters , children ,fathers and mothers for fighting or giving their lives so that these moaing idiots could come to our country and have the right to be offended,hence the name rememberance sunday .

black people have fought and died in the british army as well so i dont see how weraing a poppy shows bias to one particular section of society

if folk come here and dont liek how we do things in ths country they should sod off back to where they came from and be offended elsewhere and that also applies to those that are born here yet see their parents origional country of origin as their home country