Previously, some neighbourhood watches received backlash for profiling black people as "Bravo", coloureds as "Charlie" BY ATHAN DI LE SIY0 and whites as "Whiskeys". However, Allen believes that racism shouldn't be seen in everything, reports the Cape Times. Mockery "Seeking to equate the valuable work at the academy with racism is mindboggling and quite frankly disingenuous. In fact, it makes a mockery of our aim to remove racism from our society. It is regrettable that these terms now have racial connotations," Allen said. The course consists of various phases, and the students will receive training in first aid, basic cookery, security training, peace officer, welding, office administration and electrical circuitry. The South African Human Rights Commission SAHRC confirmed that the use of Bravo Charlie Whiskey was discriminatory. But Allen said: "The Nato phonetic alphabet as well as the financial year have been used as course descriptors, with Alpha being the first one for the financial year, Bravo, being the second, and Charlie being the third, etc." SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen said the names were an insult. Profiled "They are coming to train as officers who should be treated with dignity, and not racially profiled. As a department that works with neighbourhood watches, they should be aware of this. We thank the MEC but the department should be more sensitive to the use of the words because they are discriminatory," Nissen added.

Source: Daily Voice