Some musings back in the way back then. In essence a system looking for proof beyond reasonable doubt can't begin with god. Concessions are in fact made for those who care enough.
With an exam looming first thing tomorrow morning, one for which I have done fuck all work it seems the most sensible thing in the world to have a beer, watch some poker on TV and write a blog. None of these things will appear on the exam. Well possibly licensing laws, and at a stretch gaming, but the nuts and bolts of these aren't being covered. I'm looking at the end product.
What I'm musing over now is the fact that I've spent hours studying. I've spent hours being exact. We are encouraged to be perfect. Yet, there is a decidedly christian ethos to the Garda Siochana. The oath you take in court swears to almighty god, the oath you take looking for a warrant swears to almighty god. On ash wednesday, people walked around with dirty smudges on their foreheads.
It just seems strange to me that a police force, a group of people concerned only with what can and can't be proved have a very definite religious leaning.
It's not really the fault of the police force, it's not a conscious decision, though the reluctance to allow in the Sikh does smack a bit when you see people wandering around with the aforementioned smudges but lets not judge.
Surely, one day soon this will occur to somebody in a position somewhat higher than mine and they'll put in motion the wheels of change. We could have a secular police force. Wouldn't that be nice?
Given my stated religious views, I can't help but feel that I might as well take an oath to the toothfairy.
All capitalisation was intentional
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