Met Police chief backs 50:50 recruitment

[Dedworth]

Rather than pandering to minorities it should be "fit in or off"

[Arthur Little]

Rather than pandering to minorities it should be "fit in or off"

Whilst I'm tempted to agree with your reasoning, Ded ... I tend to be more inclined towards the view that - rather than ... ... any kind of emphasis (at all) being placed on applicants' ethnicity - recruitment of officers appointed to uphold the law, in particular, should be based on candidates' psychological suitability crucial to the myriad of duties that the nature of the role demands - a factor not always apparent at interview during pre-selection assessment.

[grahamw48]

Rather than pandering to minorities it should be "fit in or off"

Totally agree.

For years the 'Met' has been regarded as the force to apply to if you can't get in anywhere else though.

I remember being being astonished by the diminutive size of many of the officers, as far back as 1970, when I went to live in London.

For some reason I'd pictured southerners as being large strapping people ...what with the easier life and better climate, but no.