Apr 17 2009Scotland Police Department Heavy On Jedis
Strathclyde Police, Scotland's largest police force, says eight of its officers (and two of its civilian staff) listed Jedi as their official religion on voluntary diversity forms, making them the least feared police force ever.
The details were obtained in a Freedom of Information request by Jane's Police Review.
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 atheists.
Wow, do you think the officers mod their billy clubs to look like lightsabers? Because that would be awesome. And by awesome I mean incredibly sad.
Force is strong for Jedi police [bbcnews]
Thanks to Thumperchica, debaser, Liz, Lee, Patrick and Annie, who once Force-choked a thief till he turned to the Dark Side (blacked out).
Reader Comments
1. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 17, 2009 10:35 AM
ONE
2. mark - April 17, 2009 10:39 AM
Well you got heavy right. Force Walk FTW!
3. 2 - April 17, 2009 10:39 AM
2!
4. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 17, 2009 10:41 AM
@3 FAIL
5. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 17, 2009 10:42 AM
@1&5
Fail harder. Firstard in I hate firsties skin.
6. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 17, 2009 10:52 AM
@6, I am just here to p1ss you off, thanks for your anger.
7. Timbo - April 17, 2009 11:06 AM
ya...firstard
8. Adam - April 17, 2009 11:06 AM
A few years back there was a rumour going round in the UK that if more than 10,000 put their religion as Jedi, it would become a recognised religion. It was bollocks, but a ton of people did it.
9. Daisy - April 17, 2009 11:07 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where MAx was talking to one of the police detectives who told him everyone and their mother in that community had guns. When max asked for an example the detective told him, farmers. When max asked who else, he was told Farmer's mums.
10. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 17, 2009 11:08 AM
I wonder if any listed themselves as "Gunslinger"?
Yeah I totally "chocked" that guy out. It's way better than choking someone out.
11. John - April 17, 2009 11:09 AM
c-h-o-k-e-d PEWPEW
12. Watch - April 17, 2009 11:18 AM
May the Farce be with you!
13. ClaMs - April 17, 2009 11:19 AM
Sad sad sad sad sad.
Very Sad.
14. MacMaster - April 17, 2009 11:26 AM
Well thats dumb that they listed them as atheists.
They should as least be listed as buddhists or something.
15. VIc - April 17, 2009 11:41 AM
What about their jedi mind tricks? It seems like those would come in handy catching criminals or getting a hooker for free....Maybe some donuts too.
As an enthusiast I must add.... D'oh!
16. Leonidas - April 17, 2009 12:37 PM
Voluntary diversity forms? Between this post and the Pirate Bay one, my Fascist spidey-sense is ringing off the hook. Does it say which of these ten people are blacks, and which are Jews?
17. Sir Mix Alot - April 17, 2009 2:45 PM
Why can't they be Jedi's?
if someone can be a scientologist or a christian or muslim or jewish for that matter, I don't see the difference.
"may the force be with you. "
"And also with you."
18. HG - April 17, 2009 3:05 PM
You leave Hot Fuzz out of this, Daisy!
19. Darth - April 18, 2009 1:27 PM
Oh well,if this brings more excitement in their job,may the Force be with you.
20. Gando - April 18, 2009 1:31 PM
This is a good excuse to walk around in a dress.
21. wow power leveling - April 21, 2009 8:54 PM
what can i do for you
22. naas 日本に行く en route back home to chicago - April 22, 2009 2:32 AM
GW why'd you change the picture? I thought the fat guys were more appropriate with the 'heavy' pun, just sayin
23. Papa Doc - July 6, 2009 9:36 PM
Do or do not, there is no god. Named must your god be before banish it you can. Lost a god Master Obi Wan has. How embarrassing.
24. infants - October 29, 2009 5:44 AM
Infants fingers to eat, how to do