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[Lizzie Zoom]

I wonder if this outward display of corporate positive diversity is a manifestation of Sainsbury's becoming a part of Walmart...

My aunt has almost always shopped at Sainsbugs, and usually at the 'diverse' Crawley* store. She tends to wear a St Christopher necklace, nothing new or strange there, and never an issue when shopping. However a month or so ago, the (presumed to be Muslim, by way of her hijab) point blank refused to serve my aunt until she hid her necklace. Unusually for her, she didn't speak her mind, but stormed out of the shop in disgust. Personally I would have had the store manager out and possibly the police.

The sad reality is that anyone who doesn't 'bend the knee' is automatically deemed to be racist, and if you're white and 'bend the knee' you are deemed to have been racist by acknowledging your guilt... Why apologise if you have nothing to apologise for.

*Crawley, being a New Town has always been a pot of genuine diversity, and generally without significant cultural clashes... The shittier parts are generally poor/white, the posher parts generally white and well to do non whites, and the bulk of the town is pretty much a melting pot.

On the basis of what you say the assistant would have been instantly suspended from duty then sacked for gross misconduct, then the police should have taken over and Sainsbury’s would “support them in prosecuting” the woman.

But of course it needed your aunt, or another witness, to immediately lodge a complaint or at least have done that shortly afterwards with the Store Manager and police.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I dont believe there is any chance of either Sainsburys or the Police following that course of action in todays Woke / PC/ diversity obsessed / BLM obsessed world.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I dont believe there is any chance of either Sainsburys or the Police following that course of action in todays Woke / PC/ diversity obsessed / BLM obsessed world.

The rules of retailing about customers being insulted or refused to be served on political / racial / sexuality / how they dress, etc,  grounds in the major store chains have not changed. If anything they have tightened on these issues due to changed attitudes on “Diversity” and the much increased need to keep their diverse customers happy and loyal. Any member of staff acting contrary to that never had, and still does not, have any place in retailing.

In addition I know that Kent Police, let alone all other forces, would keenly follow up on any alleged Hate Crime

[Doctor Gollum]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

[dave the builder]

......
 why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

rushed off their feet  and that was before Chinese Virus rules to enforce 

[Doctor Gollum]

How's about we all go back to what we were doing... That way they can get back to doing shit that matters and the wokists curnts will be too busy working to worry about who is or isn't kneeling.

[Lizzie Zoom]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

[Doctor Gollum]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Why would, or should the government allow the police to make political statements?

[Nick W]

If you find taking a knee offensive, you have problems of your own making.

[Doctor Gollum]

If you find taking a knee offensive, you have problems of your own making.

An ill considered turn of phrase. Both the police and civil service as a whole should be above gestures of appeasement.

[Doctor Gollum]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Wtf does what I do or don't think of Donald have to do with Sainsbury's critical race policy

[Lizzie Zoom]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Why would, or should the government allow the police to make political statements?

Exactly!! 

[Doctor Gollum]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Why would, or should the government allow the police to make political statements?

Exactly!! 

Then what is this?
https://www.alamy.com/london-uk-3rd-june-2020-british-police-officers-take-the-knee-outside-downing-street-during-the-black-lives-matter-demonstration-credit-ian-davidsonalamy-live-news-image360157182.html

[Lizzie Zoom]

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Wtf does what I do or don't think of Donald have to do with Sainsbury's critical race policy

Eh??!  Where does Sainsbury’s come into it when you then I ‘discussed’ police taking the knee and you dreaming up that they do, like you dreaming of Donald being the rightful President for another term. Apart from this thread being about Sainsbury’s policies, in our posts they had nothing to do with it.   

[Lizzie Zoom]

 

The rules may not have changed but being 'woke' is apparently more important than the law.

Otherwise why are police kneeling at every oppsing opportunity 

Really DG?  Perhaps in your imagination - you know the one that tells you Trump won the Presidential election - because police officers in uniform, but also in civvies, certainly cannot make such a political statement without government approval

Why would, or should the government allow the police to make political statements?

Exactly!! 

Then what is this?
https://www.alamy.com/london-uk-3rd-june-2020-british-police-officers-take-the-knee-outside-downing-street-during-the-black-lives-matter-demonstration-credit-ian-davidsonalamy-live-news-image360157182.html

It is two police officers doing what they should never do, but making a personal statement, at the height of BLM feelings in London, not [all] police taking the knee at every opportunity as you suggested.

You are just doing what I suspected from the start; trying to make a blown up story, like the Daily Fail does, out of nothing, just to make a feeble point that the police are now fully in support of BLM, which is not the case, at least no more than they support the statement All Lives Matter more than ever before.