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I think such a tool could be useful for ensuring all the facts get included, but I hate the idea that some departments could start highering illiterate officer
by causal 1y ago
I think such a tool could be useful for ensuring all the facts get included, but I hate the idea that some departments could start highering illiterate officers if this tech goes far enough.
- viraptor 1y ago> could start highering illiterate officers I love this mistake.
- causal 1y agoHeh. Gonna leave it then
- alganet 1y agoCan you elaborate a little bit more?
- teamspirit 1y ago“Highering” should be “hiring”
- alganet 1y agoI asked for viraptor's elaboration on what he thinks of it. Thanks for your perspective though.
- jameshart 1y agoNormally people don’t come back to explain a joke, because it ruins it.
- alganet 1y agoOne could say "it's a joke", without explaining it, thus, not ruining it. Also, saying some vague shit and then claiming it as a joke is very convenient. Finally, police injustice is not a subject for humor. It's no laughing matter. I'm not the one who's not "getting it" here.
- jameshart 1y agoThe original poster said they were worried about this leading to "highering illiterate officers" Mis-spelling the word 'hiring' as 'highering' when expressing a fear about falling literacy standards in the police is ironic, and therefore funny. Further elaboration was not warranted, but I'm providing it as a public service.
- alganet 1y agoHighering is an existing, valid word, and it fits the phrase. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highering https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highering I agree that it is an unusual choice, but that doesn't mean you can assume it was a mispelling. Moreover, the meaning went through. Ultimately, the word itself does not matter, and none of your explanations are relevant.
- kortilla 1y agoThat word doesn’t make any sense in this context. Stop digging this hole further FFS.
- alganet 1y agoIt makes complete sense, it means "promotion" in that phrase. If you are going to disagree, please elaborate.
- kortilla 1y agoNo, nobody ever says “I’m going to higher you” as a way to indicate they are promoting you. Not in the military, not in non-profits, not in the government, and not in any private or public business in the US. “Higher” is a homophone with “hire” and “hire” already has a critical role in reference to career management. At this point I can only assume you haven’t worked somewhere where English is the spoken language.
- hodgesrm 1y agoThat really should be a word: kind of a portmanteau that combines hire and raise up/promote.
- hollywood_court 1y agoThis may be news to some, but many departments already hire officers that are borderline illiterate. It’s especially true here in the south. My mother enjoyed a ~30 year career in law enforcement while being able to read at a junior high level. And that’s being generous. Of course that’s just one anecdote, but just spend some time with deputies in rural Alabama and you’ll see what I mean.
- kmeisthax 1y ago[dead]
- jjtheblunt 1y agonever have been in Alabama, and i find that super interesting. how does anyone end up borderline illiterate in the US for the last several decades? can kids drop out without passing reading, like drop out as grade schoolers?
- qingcharles 1y agoI've read thousands of police reports. I would say this is true about their literacy, and their typing skills are equally horrible. They also generally really hate writing reports (which are almost universally never read) and tend to make them as short as possible.
- kortilla 1y agoBeing able to read at a junior high level is literate. The average reading level in the US is 7-8th grade so she’s right in the middle.