And I thought reverse discrimination had been made illegal in this State!

Anyway, what we should be looking for is the BEST candidate for the job. Period. Final.

If you want more minority officers then one positive approach is to advertise the openings with emphasis on those minority communities. Might I suggest that part of the problem is that those prospective employees find better LEO jobs than what WDFW can offer (and that those WASPS filling the jobs are more into the career field because of their love of the outdoors than the money).

Even Edmonton Alberta was in Seattle at a recent job fair seeking candidates for LEO. Funny thing was that the media reported several prospective candidates had come in thinking the openings were in Edmonds. Yea, hire those guys, eh!

There may be a couple of experienced ex-S'Klallam officers looking for jobs soon.