West Midlands Police Force racism ?

Britain's second largest police force has been accused of discriminating against white men by setting itself targets to recruit and promote more black and female officers. The force has been warned it is walking into a potentially illegal minefield of political correctness. Shouldn't the selection be based on the calibre of the interviewee and not the gender or colour of their skin? How much will this cost the rest of us when eventually someone brings a racial discrimination case against the force?