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Could vampires be turned down for the position because they physically are not able to carry out the job? Or would that be supernatural discrimination?
The Ankh-Morpork League of Temperance* has been petitioning the Patrician for months trying to get a vampire onto the City Watch. The Campaign for Equal Heights and the Fresh Start Club have already gotten dwarves and zombies onto the force, so itβs only a matter of time.
* Theyβve sworn off the red sticky stuff, oh deary me, yes.
Lol, totally forgot about the night watch when I made that comment π good ole TP, discworld's the best
There is a vampire photographer in Ankh-morpork who keep blasting himself to dust every time he make a photo, so the bar is set pretty low i think.
In the US at least, employment discrimination is fine if it's due to a bona fide requirement of the job. Ie, the person is fundamentally incapable of performing a job even with reasonable accomodation.
An example of reasonable accomodation is a modified computer/desk setup for someone in a wheel chair. They need a bit more room for maneuvering about their workspace. But someone who is paraplegic is perfectly capable of working most office jobs.
Someone in a wheelchair however is fundamentally incapable of performing certain manual labor jobs, and it is perfectly legal to not hire them for those positions. Quadriplegic people can't work manual construction labor. You're not pouring concrete when you're paralyzed from the neck down, and no reasonable accomodation is going to make that possible.
So for vampires, it really depends on what their work-relevant disabilities are, and how difficult it is to accommodate them. Need to be invited in? A reasonable accomodation for a police department would be to simply not have their vampire officers serve search warrants. They can still respond to emergency calls, as a call for help could give implied permission to enter a home. Vampire officers can still patrol, perform traffic duties, perform detective work, etc. But they simply can't participate in search warrants execution.
The daylight limitations may be more limiting. Sure a vampire could wear a hood and gloves, and that's little different from someone wearing a hijab. But it's still dangerous from a workplace safety concern. All it takes is a perp pulling on your hood, and you start boiling? Huge liability risk for the department. So maybe vampire officers will need to be limited to indoor desk work or the night shift. I think hiring them only for the night shift would be a reasonable accommodation.
Overall, I think vampires could easily be employed as police officers. Some reasonable accommodations are required, but a department outright prohibiting the hiring of vampires likely violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Thank you for taking a stand in favor of all the vampires out there who are being unfairly denied careers in law enforcement
Rubbish! No-one is discriminating against vampires.