• halfsalesman@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    Cops are literally selected for a lack of intellect. Being too smart can disqualify you from police service under some police chiefs/sheriffs.

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      16 hours ago

      That is an urban myth. There was one case in one police force and a judge ruled it was OK to select against applicants who scored too well on an internal test.

      Jordan v. City of New London

      It’s been 25 years, time to put this one to rest.

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      19 hours ago

      Oddly enough, we select what a cop does based on capability. If you need UC and co-int for for fed-level stuff, Lem and Eddie are gonna get killed.

      Low-performers typically wash out to metro :-p