Lebanese city puts policewomen in shorts for all the ‘right reasons’

We want to change the bleak picture of country in the West, says town's mayor

In a city of Lebanon , policewomen are patrolling the streets in black mini shorts and red berets, RT reported.

It is all a part of the mayor’s plan to attract tourists and improve the country’s image.

“Ninety-nine per cent of the tourists in the Mediterranean region wear shorts,” Pierre Achkar, Broummana town’s mayor, explained.

He hopes that the new squad of female traffic cops will help the town to attract more tourists and make the country looks better.

“We in Lebanon want to change the bleak picture of the country in the West,” Achkar said.



Notwithstanding, certain quarters on social media are complaining that it is wrong to lure tourists using attractive women.

Others noted that their male colleagues’ uniform did not change.

Despite the mixed reactions to the decision, one of the newly-recruited police officers, Samata Saad, said she is enjoying the job.

“We came willingly to this work and we have accepted it with enthusiasm and we still hope that it will return in every summer season,” she said.

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The article originally appeared on RT