Submitted by jr_reddit t3_z61qg6 in Connecticut
Rhyxnathotho t1_iy0wpnb wrote
Reply to comment by tdigren in Connecticut man accused of dragging officer by door after racing by jr_reddit
> 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.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836
Big_Dinner3636 t1_iy1jgpe wrote
A 22 year old article about one department and your own source says officers have an above average IQ. Great citing.
tdigren t1_iy0yvbn wrote
I really like that 22 year old article. At that time the famous Rodney King beating was only 9 years old. In those 9 years, policing changed. In the 22 years since this article, policing again, has changed.
Rhyxnathotho t1_iy13icc wrote
Even though it’s from 20 years ago, this decision was never overturned. It is still the law according to the courts.
> The somewhat sensationalized idea that police academies and departments don’t allow people with high IQs into the force occasionally pops up in debates around police reform. And though the belief is not entirely accurate, it’s not wrong either. There is no official or universal bar or cutoff for IQ squares across the nation, but in at least some states, it is legal for police departments to reject applicants who score "too high" on intelligence tests.
> some states, including Illinois, New Jersey and North Dakota, require officers to have completed at least two years of college education or an equivalent. These states are also all in the bottom 11 of those with the lowest number of police killings.
> The 1967 President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice recommended that all police officers nationwide have a bachelor’s degree by 1982. That recommendation, however, has not been met.
https://www.yourtango.com/news/police-high-iq-max-limit-degrees-police-reform
tdigren t1_iy1463p wrote
What is your interest in law?
Rhyxnathotho t1_iy15ned wrote
That’s irrelevant; I am stating facts with sources. Straw man arguments (Rodney King) and an ad hominem attack on me do not defend your arguments.
tdigren t1_iy16sg1 wrote
Oh! You’re one of them! I disagree and that’s an attack on you. Grow up.
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