This is but one face of what acceptable bigotry looks like in the United States: you can discriminate against a person for having too high of an IQ and deny them a job as a police officer. It’s law as of 2000 in Connecticut at least. I wonder if it is a more widespread practice now?
IQ Chart, courtesy: http://www.realfarmacy.com
This is bigotry against intelligence. I thought our country was all about equality of opportunity (not equality of outcome as those with money like to remind us – in our capitalist society) and didn’t practice bigotry in law? Oh wait, that’s right, we’re still practicing bigotry against homosexual couples.
What reason could they have beyond not wanting officers to not get bored and quit? Smarter officers would make better decisions right? Do we not want our officers to make better decisions? No, that’s just crazy talk. You’re all going to hell for reading this. Hell I tell you! Be afraid! Buy more! Be happy!
Yep, that’s right, this is a story about Robert Jordan, the man who’s too smart to be a cop. His IQ of 125 is too high.
Read about it from an ‘original source’ here:
Court OKs Barring High IQ Cops
P.S. Look at the date on this article: 2000 CE. That’s Current Era for all of you AD lovin folks.
Or here:
Connecticut Police Department Says Applicant is ‘Too Smart’ to be a Cop
Reason.com tried to bring it back recently:
Court OKs Barring Smart People From Becoming Cops (Really)
I was once denied a job because I had a college degree……..how sad is that? I mean I needed the job and it was for a exterminator gig…….so maybe I was too smart to kill bugs…..
I hear you brother.
I was refused work at pizza hut because I had a good resume with work experience and a degree. They needed part time workers for the summer. I needed to horde away tips to try to move to a bigger city to get a job.
In the end it all seems to have worked out better than expected. 🙂
My lasy gig on their application I said that I had rad from high school nothing about college…they were looking for part time and I also needed the work…it was not a lie….just not the whole truth….if you know what I mean….chuq
Yup, but they sniffed out your prowess and turned you down anyway. Rite?
Damn internet….LOL
And now we see why Impartial Juror is speaking to Lobotero don’t we? /sigh
Yes we do….lol