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Daily Mail patronising "WPCs"'

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givemushypeasachance · 27/04/2011 18:11

I saw this article earlier today, and yes it is on the Mail website, I know it's wrong, but I seem to somehow enjoy reading the trash and having a bit of a rant about it to friends at work.

The headline is: "Brummie's Angels" Three hero WPCs who brushed aside sawn-off shotgun to corner fleeing armed robbers.

If it was the officers' own idea to pose in a Charlie's Angels fashion then fair enough, but otherwise dear lord could the photographer/editor be more patronising? Would they have got three male officers or a mixed group to pose like that? And dear Daily Fail editor - WPC is an obsolete term and has been for over a decade; I think you'll find that they are just police constables as you refer to them later in the article, so why use the outdated term in the headline?

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gallicgirl · 27/04/2011 18:40

Hmm

Doubt they'd make such a fuss if three male policemen ran after armed robbers because you know, they're doing their job.

Where's the rolling eye emoticon when you need it?

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givemushypeasachance · 27/04/2011 20:43

The article said that their awards were given by the "West Midlands Association for Women in Policing", and that they will also be getting a medal from the "International Association of Women in Policing". Fair play to them it sounds like a scary situation and I doubt I could have done it, but like you say it is actually their job. I doubt there is an "International Association of Men in Policing" that would give blokes a medal for doing it!

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gallicgirl · 27/04/2011 21:13

Absolutely. I hope I didn't belittle tehir achievement in any way as it's a very brave thing for anyone to do.

It's a dilemma though. Do you treat genders exactly the same or do you promote females over males as they are discriminated against?

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