MigBuster 2,861 Posted April 16, 2009 Force is strong for Jedi police from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/8003067.stm Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged. Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the faith, which features in the Star Wars movies. The details were obtained in a Freedom of Information request by Jane's Police Review. Strathclyde was the only force in the UK to admit it had Jedi officers. In the Star Wars films, Jedi Knights such as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda use the Force to battle the evil Darth Vader, who has strayed to the dark side. Jane's Police Review editor Chris Herbert, who requested the information, said: "The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde Police with their Jedi police officers and staff. "Far from living a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, some members of the noble Jedi order have now chosen Glasgow and its surrounding streets as their home." Provided voluntarily A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police confirmed: "At the time of the request, 10 (eight police officers and two police staff) had recorded their religion as Jedi." She added that the force monitored "six strands of diversity" - age, disability, gender, race religion and belief, and sexual orientation. The force said the information was provided voluntarily and securely stored. About 390,000 people listed their religion as Jedi in the 2001 Census for England and Wales. In Scotland the figure was a reported 14,000. The Office for National Statistics did not recognise it as a separate category, and incorporated followers of Jedi with the atheists. Last year, brothers Barney and Daniel Jones founded the UK Church of the Jedi - which offered sermons on the Force, light sabre training, and meditation techniques. Strathclyde Police employs 8,200 police officers and 2,800 civilian staff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted April 16, 2009 The Force is strong in Scotland. Why else would they wear kilts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreyCap 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Hey why not! The whole Jedi thing has many parallels with Zen Buddhism and Taoism and other Asian philosophies. Those philosophies btw, make other religions seem petty, narrow minded and just plain violent. The 'light side' and 'dark side' are easy to understand, I'm all for it! Where do I sign up to be a Jedi? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+KnightWolf45 1,147 Posted April 16, 2009 t Hey why not! The whole Jedi thing has many parallels with Zen Buddhism and Taoism and other Asian philosophies. Those philosophies btw, make other religions seem petty, narrow minded and just plain violent. The 'light side' and 'dark side' are easy to understand, I'm all for it! Where do I sign up to be a Jedi? i agree and it has also parales whit hindu filosophi has far has mind control over the "bad" side of men also has some to do whit chi-kung chinese giminastics and the true form of Tai-Chi-Chuan using and manipulating or inner forces and eletromagnetic fields of our body for health and defence whit to much violence. Cocas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+allenjb42 4,118 Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) A senior figure in the police force was quoted as saying: 'Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good nightstick and pepper spray at your side.' Edited April 17, 2009 by allenjb42 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
