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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG
Politically correct? Certainly not.
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Acting like it's "not politically correct" is what people say when they want to be asshats. Joe was being an asshat, probably doesn't recognize that he did anything wrong and is one of the reason these complaints likely have merit.
He could have easily got his point accross without being a ######. "One of the problem facing the police force is that, unlike a private company, as a union we face the issue of removing people who are unfit for the job. Often times these people can be lazy or incompetent and yet remain on the force. Of course this limits their ability to be promoted and the like, but rather than realize they are not good employees they blame others for there misfortunes which sometimes manifests itself into believing they are being discriminated against.
I can't speak to the specific of these complaints, as I do not know the names, but based on my anecdotal experience, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case for some of these."
Instead he starts off his post with "Boo freaking hoo..."
When he talks about "getting flak" you need to question what he believes "flak" is. Is it management talking to them discretely and questioning them professionally with constructive criticism or are the superiors chewing out the officers as ####ing tards in front of their colleagues? I bet Joe wouldn't understand the difference.
Also, anecdotal from my own experience of course, is that police aren't really shy in saying that workplace harassment exists. They justify it by saying that what they hear and put up with on the street is a thousand times worse and is a way to weed out those unfit. If you can't handle some ribbing from your colleagues, you're not going to make it out as an officer dealing with criminals and you certainly don't want a partner who's going to breakdown and cry if someone calls them something offensive during a serious incident. Which, I think in its own way has some merit, policing isn't your typical office job. Of course, that doesn't excuse workplace harassment (especially sexual) but it does give some perspective on the old school boys club that goes on.