They Do Things Differently In...Holland

Actually they seem to do things in just about the same way as is increasingly happening in the UK and the USA these days.

The "De Telegraaf" in Holland, describes* the cancellation of a big celebration party that was to be held in honour of the appointment of a new police chief in the province of South Holland - a region that has been without a police chief for the past year and a half.

The reason for cancelling? The new police chief, Teun Visscher, is white.

The Dutch Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Ter Horst, has also refused to give his approval to the promotion of Police Chief Visscher, stating that the choice should have been for either a woman or a black person. The minister has demanded that the Police Force of South Holland give him a guarantee that Visscher will be the "last white man to fill the top post".

This decision was made despite the fact that the province has been unable to find a black or female police officer qualified to fill the post of police chief.

The severe anti-discrimination laws of Holland apparently no longer apply to Government Ministers or their Police Force.

Is this a local aberration or a sign of the future? The Apocalypse is truly upon us.

*The article is in the local lingo.