At a time when the UK needs police officers more than ever, we've got the West Yorkshire Police - the fourth-largest force in the nation - hiring based on race. And I'm sure you can guess the ranking system for who gets first dibs.
So how does this racial hierarchy system work?
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) is currently preventing white British candidates from applying for jobs as recruits to its police constable entry programmes. However, ‘under-represented' groups can lodge their applications early.
Essentially, these "underrepresented" (which is basically code for "non-white") groups get to apply year round. The whites, however, have to wait until recruiting opens up. The groups are placed in tiers based on race. Not joking.
One whistleblower claimed black and far east Asian candidates were considered particularly under-represented and given a ‘gold' ranking, followed by those of south-east Asian origin who were in the silver tier. ‘White others', including candidates from Irish and eastern European backgrounds, were bronze.
Essentially…
The whistleblower who brought all this into the light was told to hush up, by the way.
Okay, I'm gonna pull this directly from the West Yorkshire Police website so you don't think I'm Joshing you:
West Yorkshire Police recruits Police Officers periodically throughout the year. When our recruitment process is open, we advertise this here on our website. Due to our police service being under-represented by people from an ethnic minority background, we accept applications all year round from these under-represented groups. This is in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. As of the last equality report, only 9% of our officers are from an ethnic minority background, but 23% of people in West Yorkshire are from these communities.
Applications from people from an ethnic minority background are processed through to the interview stage, but then held until recruitment is opened for everyone. We will always employ the best person for the job, who meets the required standard during both at the assessment and during the interview process, regardless of how they describe themselves on their application form. Enabling people from an ethnic minority background to apply early does not give them an advantage in the application process it simply provides us with more opportunity to attract talent from a pool of applicants who reflect the diverse communities we serve.
We are currently accepting applications for the two Police Constable Entry Programmes (Uniform and Detective) from people from our under-represented groups. Follow the links below for more information.
Not satire: They're hiring police based on a racial hierarchy system which places white people at the bottom.
The UK is still kicking, folks, but it won't be long.
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