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New Tue 11 May 10 19:45 
 You couldn't make it it up - CGNorwich

From todays Times

"Police officers have been given the right to take days off to dance naked on the solstices, celebrate fertility rituals and burn Yule logs if they profess pagan beliefs.

The Pagan Police Association claimed yesterday that it had been recognised by the Home Office as a “diversity staff support association” — a status also enjoyed by groups representing female, black, gay, Muslim and disabled officers.

Endorsement would mean that chief constables could not refuse a pagan officer’s request to take feast days as part of his or her annual leave. The eight pagan festivals include Imbolc (the feast of lactating sheep), Lammas (the harvest festival) and the Summer Solstice (when mead drinking and naked dancing are the order of the day)."



www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7121843.ece

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New Tue 11 May 10 19:57 
 You couldn't make it it up - Zero
what about the Jedi? its the forth largest religion in the UK cencus. Far mor Jedi than Pagans.
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New Tue 11 May 10 20:40 
 You couldn't make it it up - Runfer D'Hills
Jedi coppers ? May the Force be with you ? Robots called "A-lo A-lo A-lo" perhaps ? Inspector Luke Beatwalker maybe ? Sergeant Yoda....."Nicked you are matey"

Got potential !!

:-)
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New Tue 11 May 10 20:56 
 You couldn't make it it up - Zero
well that got your creative juices working Humph.
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New Tue 11 May 10 20:59 
 You couldn't make it it up - Runfer D'Hills
Not on top form tonight though sadly (as is evidenced by above) Apologies !
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New Tue 11 May 10 21:00 
 You couldn't make it it up - Armel Coussine
'May the, er, service be with you....'

Doesn't have the same ring does it?

:o}
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New Tue 11 May 10 21:07 
 You couldn't make it it up - Runfer D'Hills
I'd quite like a pet wooky.
Last edited by: Humph D'bout on Tue 11 May 10 at 21:10
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New Tue 11 May 10 21:14 
 You couldn't make it it up - ....
Oh ! I dunno. Hairy a*sed, Pagan coppers celebrating Beltaine charging down Oxford Street wielding flaming torches chasing May Day protesters might be better than the usual bank holiday TV dross.
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New Tue 11 May 10 21:18 
 You couldn't make it it up - Zero
we tried to claim once we were having a bacchanalia, but the old bill were having none of it and dragged us off for the night for being duncan.
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New Tue 11 May 10 21:29 
 You couldn't make it it up - TheManWithNoName
I read the original post and can't now shake the thought of a disabled policeman in a wheelchair decked out like a battenburg cake with lights n sirens.

How pythonesque
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New Wed 12 May 10 08:53 
 You couldn't make it it up - Focusless
Hang on - "Endorsement would mean that chief constables could not refuse a pagan officer’s request to take feast days as part of his or her annual leave". Doesn't that mean it's just coming out of their usual holiday allowance ie. they are just being told they can do what they like on their days off like the rest of us?
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New Wed 12 May 10 09:14 
 You couldn't make it it up - Bromptonaut
>> Doesn't that
>> mean it's just coming out of their usual holiday allowance ie. they are just being
>> told they can do what they like on their days off like the rest of
>> us?

That's my reading. They have the same rights as a Catholic wanting leave for a saint's day or a Muslim for Eid.

Outrage over nothing.
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New Wed 12 May 10 09:20 
 You couldn't make it it up - R.P.
Yes indeed. Off to burn a log now.
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