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Force Is Strong For Jedi Police

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."

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 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.

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kingkui14 : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

kingkui14

5 votes NegativePositive

203 days 1 hour ago...

"At the time of the request, 10 (eight police officers and two police staff) had recorded their religion as Jedi."
It is a religion!? Dayum with all this shit in the middle east i would HATE to fight a fucking jedi cause he doesn`t believe in Allah or w/e

wholesome : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

wholesome

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203 days ago...

I think this is how scientology started

megabyteme : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

megabyteme

57 votes NegativePositive

203 days ago...

Jedi>Scientology

e_saa : LVL 18: VP 2.7: said:

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202 days 23 hours ago...

Georges Lucas must be laughing at these guys. What probably started as a joke for him years ago is now followed as a religion by some today.

elcidcampeon : LVL 50: VP 5: said:

elcidcampeon

4 votes NegativePositive

202 days 23 hours ago...

It was inevitable.

mufasa1023 : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

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202 days 22 hours ago...

there are 400,000 Jedi`s in the U.K.? where the fuck are the Nazi`s when you want to lay an ass-whupping out on someone?

Ameretats slave : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

Ameretats slave

11 votes NegativePositive

202 days 21 hours ago...

Fuck George Lucas, for being the cause of a new religion.

S h a R i n G a N : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

S h a R i n G a N

25 votes NegativePositive

202 days 20 hours ago...

^At least Star Wars makes sense.

leoleotheiii : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

leoleotheiii

3 votes NegativePositive

202 days 18 hours ago...

light sabre training? like, with that floaty drone that shoots tiny lasers at you????

sn00ke : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

sn00ke

6 votes NegativePositive

202 days 18 hours ago...

^ Like that but with oranges. And instead of floating they just throw the oranges at you.

Bill The Poo : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

Bill The Poo

12 votes NegativePositive

202 days 18 hours ago...

@Hellrazor - have you ever thought that most of those who list Jedi as their religion are taking the piss?

Kanthalas : LVL 43: VP 5: said:

Kanthalas

-2 votes NegativePositive

202 days 14 hours ago...

I`m interested on those 400k people who listed Jedi as their religion actually believe in it or are just joking around.

JustSomeGuy : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

JustSomeGuy

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202 days 8 hours ago...

You guys are dumber than the, maybe, 4 people who actually believes they are Jedi.

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