A University of Canterbury student was shocked when told his scarf “was a bit too gay” by a police recruitment officer at the Careers Expo at the Westpac Centre in Christchurch on Sunday. Simon Calcinai had shown an interest in the police recruitment stall at the expo, which he was attending with his girlfriend. A female officer suggested to him to “lose the scarf”, and senior recruitment officer Kelvin McBride followed up with, “Yeah, it's a bit too gay.” “I was pretty shocked and didn't know what to say,” Calcinai told GayNZ.com. “I do not think this is appropriate behaviour and I think that people should be made aware of these negative attitudes.” McBride has since apologised to Calcinai for the incident. Police national recruitment officer Inspector Dawn Bell told the The Press that the police "have no bias as to who they employ.” The police are currently on a recruitment drive for 1000 extra police officers. “Perhaps the police would have better luck recruiting new officers if they were accepting of homosexuals,” said Calcinai. Ref: GayNZ.com, Chch Press (d)