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The lack of self awareness by the officers is actually pretty impressive
by oaththrowaway 4y ago
The lack of self awareness by the officers is actually pretty impressive
- irrational 4y agoSupposedly they weed out intelligent people from police applications, so…
- libraryatnight 4y agohttps://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836 https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st... My favorite bit is where they're worried smart people will get bored and leave XD
- millzlane 4y agoI'd like to think they're smart enough to recognize if they hire smart people that they'd be out of a job.
- Clubber 4y ago"Most Cops Just Above Normal The average score nationally for police officers is 21 to 22, the equivalent of an IQ of 104, or just a little above average." This is a pretty startling statement for armed people who are supposed to understand and interpret the law, detect abnormalities accurately while not terrorizing the law abiding general public. Here's a breakdown of appropriate jobs by IQ. Keep in mind the 100-104. This might be part of the problem. https://www.schooldrillers.com/the-iq-level-you-need-for-different-jobs/ https://www.schooldrillers.com/the-iq-level-you-need-for-dif...
- ajmurmann 4y agoLol, what's a "Computer Operator"?
- kkarakk 4y agothis seems to be a backwards conclusion - how do you propose hiring smarter people for what is in essence a very tedious and borderline unfulfilling job? you think that any higher IQ person looks at any service job and goes "amazing, drudgery is exactly what stimulates me"
- imtringued 4y agoThis is one of the trashiest sites I have ever seen.
- class3shock 4y agoThat article has no supporting links and looks like it was auto-generated somehow. Also it explicitly states a "Police Patrol Officer" is a job someone with an IQ of 100-102 could be expected to get. So it appears you didn't read it?
- Clubber 4y agoI did read it and I disagree with that assessment. In my town, officers were required to have a Bachelor's degree. I'm not sure if that's the case in a lot of places. Unfortunately I think for some, training and "following orders," might override any benefit from education or IQ.
- TomK32 4y agoOn that base you might just as well refuse all non-white and non-female applicants because they would leave after becoming the victims of internal racism and misogyny...