tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706607353102870825.post1216500062054651183..comments2022-10-24T12:54:21.986+08:00Comments on Groompy Tom: Tattooed OafsGroompy Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17184693422067974262noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706607353102870825.post-38379070929354258582012-02-01T11:18:12.165+08:002012-02-01T11:18:12.165+08:00I was thinking along the same lines of keeping the...I was thinking along the same lines of keeping the bogans out of the force, AE, and I suspect "tribal tattoos that could be seen as culturally insensitive" may have more to do with the over-popular Southern Cross tats than any Maori-like ink.<br /><br />But for Plod to ask 'who knows what tattoos written in another language mean?' is just fucking laughable. I mean, they only need ask one of the thousands of taxpayer funded interpreters we employ to deal with non-English speaking crims to help them answer that.Groompy Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17184693422067974262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706607353102870825.post-64060561787453986612012-01-30T02:22:01.289+08:002012-01-30T02:22:01.289+08:00I'm sure this is to keep the bogans out of the...I'm sure this is to keep the bogans out of the police force but you're right about the cultural tatts and how they haven't thought things through. So if, say, they decide that actually cultural ones are okay after all how does that affect other open displays of culture or heritage. Specifically I'm wondering about the Maori guy who moved to Queensland cop, became a cop, and got it in the neck for joining in a haka in uniform last year. Maybe the Queensland Police will be smart enough not to do what NSW Police have done and avoid the problem altogether.Angry Exilehttp://angryexile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com