Australia: Seven police interviewed, station raided over ‘false’ non-binary claims

Bruce has a backup plan and has organised a group discount to get the dry cleaners to sew some pockets shut .......

Well I can only speak fir uk police but you get a certain annual uniform allowance of, let's say, 2 new pairs of trousers and 4 tops to replace worn uniform. To make this fair on detectives they used to (not sure if they still do) get a clothing allowance to replace worn office clothing. When DH got it I think it covered a new suit a year.

"Officers wanting to claim the allowance, which is paid fortnightly, must now make a sworn statement if intending to self-describe as non-binary."

But given that there are zero requirements to be able to self-describe as non-binary, surely making a sworn statement (which is completely reversible from one day to the next) is no more onerous than claiming to identify as non-binary to claim the additional clothing allowance in the first place?

What employee, when faced with the choice of signing a statement to say they currently identify as non-binary or losing their job, is going to opt for the latter?

I'm guessing the difference in amount is down to the pink tax that manufacturers and retails like to impose on women. Tshirts or jeans are not the same price for men and women for instance, you only need to browse in any supermarket to see it.

What's the difference between gender identity and gender expression? Where does one stop and the other start?

Anyone want to bet that the outcome of this will be women losing the extra payment?

Did they not stop and think for even one minute before they put that crap out? This is going to be fun!

I obviously dont know what bras Australian women are wearing, but I can definitely tell you, UK ones cost a fucking fortune.
I've had to buy front fasten ones for reasons. I'm 6 bras up and over £250 down.
Not only are they eye wateringly expensive, they are handwash only and I therefore need another 5 or 6.

Studies show that women spend more on items than men. This is per comparable item. Also, women's dry cleaning is more expensive. Women's hair cuts are. Women's hygiene products. And on and on. And not because women are making different choices, but because things are priced differently.

Has no one heard of Pink Tax? Less material, more expensive.

Anyone in plain clothing would be wearing clothing anyway (unless it's a nudist colony) so by that logic no-one needs a clothing allowance at all.

There are also the handbags, of course.

They should just dye their pubes blue. That would do it.

Surely women are prepared to buy their own bras, it is hardly a special requirement of the job.

An advantage - yes. Equality - no.

What the hell sort of bras are Australian police ladies wearing that cost A$1300???? That's £660!

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Women usually wear bras - men dont. An additional item of clothing so extra clothing allowance, perhaps. Are they going to require people to produce their underwear?

Don't worry, they'll tell you...

.....blue hair?

How can you tell if someone is non-binary?

How phobic of the police. Imagine questioning someone's sincerely held inner belief about themselves. Imagining asking them to prove good faith.

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Oh my god, this is a literal GENOCIDE! How do we help our Australian siblings? Oh wait, hang on, acab, aren't they? Stand down!

Possibly the funniest This Never Happens ever 🤣

And very enlightening on what men do when women get equality/an advantage

Under the scheme, female officers are entitled to claim about $1300 more than male colleagues.

how did they come to that number will be the question

I guess then the police need to create a dress code and conduct list which differs between the two classification of men and other people with a penis.

That is going to be a fun role for some lucky senior employee

I'd like to know the reason for the additional allowance, before deciding that this police force is discriminating against its male employees. If there is a discriminatory dress code that places additional demands on the women staff, then maybe the additional allowance is justified.

How far does that go? I mean if you are overweight it might cost more, if you are unusually tall it might cost more. I think if adults go shopping they work to their budget.

Plain clothes isn't the same as undercover.