A | "I think a lot of people have been very surprised, not least in the Armed Forces themselves have been very surprised to hear that there has been a particularly strong positive discrimination in favour of ethnic minorities in the Royal Air Force," Matthew Gordon-Banks, a former Tory lawmaker and retired senior research fellow at the UK’s Defence Academy, explained.,Gordon-Banks suggested that neither the UK Army nor the Royal Navy lack appropriate diversity: "We've seen considerable changes in recent years in our army and even those soldiers who guard the Queen on ceremonial duties ̶ we're seeing a wide range of ethnic minorities also serving, not just white faces," he said.,However, the RAF has possibly become the least attractive service given the fact that the UK has reduced its number of planes and ships, according to the former British lawmaker. He does not rule out that the RAF is "suffering from recruitment problems which have exacerbated the potential lack of diversity at the current time.",‘The Biggest F*** Up in the RAF': UK's Training of Fast Jet Pilots in Crisis, Leaked Docs Claim6 August, 11:14 GMT,Gordon-Banks went on to recall that the head of the British Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, "made clear that he wanted the Royal Air Force chiefs to make diversity a priority” in his very first speech as the combined head of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force in December 2021.,"So that means, in my view, that the combined head of our Armed Forces is the person who actually started this particular issue," Gordon-Banks claimed. "And the head of the Royal Air Force, Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston, subsequently committed to doubling the number of women to 40% in the RAF by 2030 and also having 20% ethnic minorities serving in our Air Force. And this seems to be a target which has been described as too far, too fast, and in pursuing it, it actually puts diversity targets ahead of ensuring what is best for our Armed Forces operational effectiveness.",Gordon-Banks emphasized that he would be the first to say that having a good ethnic minority and diverse mix in the Armed Forces which reflects the multicultural kind of country that the UK is, is a positive thing. However, it should not come at the expense of operational effectiveness, the former Tory politician noted.,The head of the RAF’s recruiting team – herself a senior female officer whose identity has not been disclosed – recently resigned "in disgust at what reports claim is the imposition of a de facto recruitment freeze on white men in favour of women and candidates from an ethnic minority background," according to the Daily Mail.,"The very idea that a female group captain, head of recruitment of the Royal Air Force, has felt it necessary to tender her resignation because she believes that operational effectiveness is being hindered by an alleged stopping of recruitment of white faced recruits in order to boost ethnic minority recruitment is clearly ridiculous, and that such a senior officer should feel it necessary to tender her resignation highlights a very serious issue, but it's an issue which is being created by the very head of our Combined Armed Forces, Admiral Tony Radakin himself," highlighted Gordon-Banks.,WorldRAF Recruitment Head Reportedly Resigns After Service Temporarily Stops Hiring White Men17 August, 05:57 GMT,"Then you look at the head of the RAF and he's prepared to break the operational requirement of the air force just to meet diversity [targets]," one source said, as quoted by Sky News. Sources within the British Armed Forces have argued that these diversity targets are "impossible.",Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, a contender to become the UK's prime minister, has recently commented on the emerging controversy. "The only thing that should matter in recruitment is the content of your character, not your sex or the colour of your skin," a spokesperson for the Sunak campaign said. "That the Ministry of Defence would allow Britain's security to potentially be put at risk by a drive for so-called 'diversity' is not only disgraceful, it is dangerous.",For its part, the RAF disputed the allegations, insisting that there is no pause in RAF recruitment and no new policy with regards to meeting in-year recruitment requirements, according to Sky News.,"What we should be doing in the UK is ensuring that we are recruiting the best irrespective of ethnicity," Gordon-Banks concluded.。 据都市快报消息， 1月9日下午3点50分左右，日本兵库县的两名中国女游客在铁路道口等红绿灯时遭列车撞击身亡。一男子发现两名女子重伤倒地后报警，其中一女子当场身亡，另一女子送医后身亡。
B | 警方在两人的随身物品中发现中国护照。据上海电视台新闻综合频道《新闻坊》消息，通过入境时的指纹对比，两位中国姑娘的身份已经被确认，正在联系家属。
C | 调查发现，事故发生前，被撞的两名女性站在公路和铁路平交道口已放下的禁止通行护栏处。
D | 日本警方推测，两人或误以为铁轨内是“信号灯等待区”。列车司机说：“我看不到她们，因为她们在铁路道口的电线杆后面，被电线杆挡住了。”警方将继续调查当时发生的详细情况。《新闻坊》介绍说，发生事故的神户市垂水区路段，情况复杂是当地民众公认的危险地带。要穿过2条铁道线，在铁道与公路之间的“隔离区”等红绿灯过斑马线才能抵达对面，事故就发生在这个隔离区。这个隔离区不仅特别窄还是个斜坡，也就成年人的两肩那么宽，推自行车的话，前轮都要进入斑马线。因为过于危险，有警告牌写着禁止小学生穿越这条路，可以走西舞子车站的地下通道，有些绕道，需要多走10到15分钟。
E | 当地居民都知道在这个铁路线外侧，又窄又陡的隔离区等红绿灯很危险，感觉早晚要出事，但没想到会是在铁路线内侧发生这么严重的人身事故。根据电车司机的证词，发生碰撞时，两人是站在铁路线区域内，面朝公路方向，应该是等红绿灯要过马路。
F | 对于可能造成事故的理由，有以下猜测： 第一，电车经过时的噪音并没有想象中的那么大，公路上货车频繁经过，车速快，噪音也大，如果戴着耳机的话，很难在更早些的时候发现电车正在靠近。第二，穿越过铁道后，要摁下过马路的专用摁键，红绿灯才能切换。如果安全杆已经放下来，也可以越过这个安全杆，摁下这个摁键。但外国游客的话，可能很难留意到这个设置。第三，也可能是两个人一边说着话一边走，都未注意到自己还站在铁路线区域内。网友对此议论纷纷。有网友提出了疑问，“为什么会站护栏内等红绿灯”“火车来有声音，都不看吗？” 也有不少网友表示，事发路口及类似道口存在危险性且有误导性，“说老实话这个踏切我要是遇到了，也会不自觉地站栏杆里面。” 也有网友建议，最好画明禁止区域，做好安全指示。（综合自都市快报、新闻坊等） 本文系观察者网独家稿件，未经授权，不得转载。
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