That is plain wrong. From your article the rationale for the police department was the following: > New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20

That is plain wrong. From your article the rationale for the police department was the following: > New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training. This is visibly not about "refusing to hire people who are smart enough to do the job well", but > a rational way to reduce job turnover Furthermore, since they interviewed only people who score higher than 20, where 21 is said to be equivalent to an IQ of 104, then those aren't stupid people. Finally, I will say that the conspiracy theory that police departments are pro-crime and try do their best to do their job the wrong way seems out of touch with reality.