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To me the bigger issue in this story is that the cops didn't use any common sense. I've read over and over again that intelligence is a disqualifying character
by e40 3y ago
To me the bigger issue in this story is that the cops didn't use any common sense.
I've read over and over again that intelligence is a disqualifying characteristic for being a LEO. They want people to follow orders and be a good partner (e.g., never go against what your partner says).
My experience in CA since the 80's is that LEOs are very corrupt and really only care about their own. There are exceptions. I live in an unusual city, LEO-wise, but it is totally not the norm.
- semiquaver 3y agoThis is unfortunately true. Police qualification tests have a maximum score above which you will not be selected (often this is unwritten). They actively select against intelligence above a certain level, probably for good reason: what’s wanted is people who will shut up and take orders.
- simonjgreen 3y agoDo you have a source for that?
- semiquaver 3y agoNot a written one, this is coming from personal acquaintances involved in the police recruitment process. It looks like a sibling comment provided a source for a documented policy, which corroborates what I’ve been told: that this is nearly universal, even if it’s only documented in some jurisdictions.
- ftaghn 3y 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... This went to court and the man who sued for discrimination lost his case. > -- A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city. > The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate against Robert Jordan because the same standards were applied to everyone who took the test.
- simonjgreen 3y agoMind boggling
- spacechild1 3y agoWow, just wow.
- woodruffw 3y agoThe "famous" article for that is from 2000[1]. Smart, well-educated police are how you end up with Frank Serpico[2]. Most police forces don't want men like Serpico on their forces. [1]: https://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... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico