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I'll have one more go at an actual post - no idea why I bother but I will anyway.

Policing is not all about jackbooted heavies breaking up fights and arresting people. There's another side of policing that involves de-escalating situations before they become violent (that's why inner cities need racially diverse police forces) and also speaking with, supporting and taking information from women and children who have been abused or sexually assaulted which is why they need female officers who yes may be physically smaller than male officers.

But no let's just have it all be 6ft+ roid bros throwing their weight around. Why not. That'll work out great.

Like I said last attempt at a sincere post on the reason that diversity is, in fact, often important and not just "woke". I am in fact aware that this is a circus and not a discussion forum.

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

The reasons for diverse hiring criteria are often very valid and the need for diversity in some workforces is part of what might make one candidate the best person for the job. Trying to boil down successful hiring to "just always hire the most technically competent individual and that will be the right choice strategically" is, simply, incorrect from an organisational perspective and (frankly) usually comes from people who have never actually done any nuanced hiring.

If there's a small gap in experience and technical ability that's more than compensated for by the strategic benefits of a more diverse set of views within the workforce, then the choice leaning towards diversity is often the better choice, pragmatically, not just out of "woke morals".

I'm not sure how this would apply to fire fighting, to be fair, HOWEVER I'm not going to pretend to know the ins and outs of it as a career path... So can't say it's not valid.

It is (for example) a very valid stance for policing, when plenty of people would happily see police forces stacked with white men "if they tested better". It's really not how strategic hiring works.

I would say that you would get a somewhat diverse group of people working at the same job, if it was based on merit.

Or if the person is inexperienced at the job, the job interview itself can be opportunity for the people in charge of the hiring process to judge the applicants character.

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Originally Posted by Man2Man

Heterosexuals are not discriminated against on this island. You make up 96.7% of this island population. You're privileged no matter what country you're in.

You're discriminating against them right here, in this post. Your first post on the forum.