Too smart to be a cop?

[shmike]

I don't think this needs to be in the War Room?

Just for you Kaneman:

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/ny...iq-scores.html

METRO NEWS BRIEFS: CONNECTICUT; Judge Rules That Police Can Bar High I.Q. Scores
Published: September 09, 1999
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A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.

In a ruling made public on Tuesday, Judge Peter C. Dorsey of the United States District Court in New Haven agreed that the plaintiff, Robert Jordan, was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because of his high test scores. But he said that that did not mean Mr. Jordan was a victim of discrimination.

Judge Dorsey ruled that Mr. Jordan was not denied equal protection because the city of New London applied the same standard to everyone: anyone who scored too high was rejected.

Mr. Jordan, 48, who has a bachelor's degree in literature and is an officer with the State Department of Corrections, said he was considering an appeal. ''I was eliminated on the basis of my intellectual makeup,'' he said. ''It's the same as discrimination on the basis of gender or religion or race.''

[wildchild]

see all those times we said cops were idiots, we were right.

[Homeslice]

anyone who scored too high was rejected.

I am calling bs to this.

They probably pull that card whenever they just don't like someone and don't want to explain why they don't like him.

There isn't any legitimate reason for setting a maximum IQ for ANY job.

[AquaPython]

having a lower IQ for grunts / workhorses in a chain of command can be a good thing. you don't want too much questioning from below.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I am calling bs to this.

They probably pull that card whenever they just don't like someone and don't want to explain why they don't like him.

There isn't any legitimate reason for setting a maximum IQ for ANY job.

Originally Posted by AquaPython

having a lower IQ for grunts / workhorses in a chain of command can be a good thing. you don't want too much questioning from below.

Unfortunately...

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

having a lower IQ for grunts / workhorses in a chain of command can be a good thing. you don't want too much questioning from below.

Dumb people can't ask questions?



(apparently they can)

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Dumb people can't ask questions?



(apparently they can)

I think dumb people are more willing to take an "expert's" word for it. Just look at daytime TV, its all full of experts telling people how to live their lives and people eat it up. I think that translates to following orders from a superior and enforcing laws with little regard to whether or not the law makes sense.

[goof2]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Dumb people can't ask questions?



(apparently they can)

As a superior wouldn't you rather field "Where's the bathroom?", "When do I get my gun?", or "How many times can I tase a dirtbag?" over "Isn't this ridiculous focus on writing tickets all about revenue generation instead of crime prevention?", "Can we stop playing with how we classify crimes so we end up with accurate statistics?", or "Why don't we focus on violent crimes instead of petty crap?"

[fasternyou929]

It's the same as discrimination on the basis of gender or religion or race.

Except in discrimination law those are protected classes, where "intelligent people" is not. Not that someone looking to enforce the law should know that.

[defector]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Except in discrimination law those are protected classes, where "intelligent people" is not. Not that someone looking to enforce the law should know that.

Clearly, he isn't as smart as his IQ says.