Monday, August 10, 2015

"Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops"

"Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops." September 8, 2000. http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95836&page=1#.Tv-OZSNWplw

Old news, but worth reviving. Stupid judges back stupid (or shrewd?) politicians who want stupid cops. If the dubious Wunderlic test is used by SUNY (as it has been by the National Football League, whose judgment is less than impeccable) then SUNY cops, presumably, are required to test even lower than real police? I wonder if "Chief" Wiley could have ever managed to score higher than 3 out of 50 without cheating?

Apparently if any smart person wants to become a police officer, he or she would have to intentionally get a certain number of questions wrong. A test so easily gamed is that much more dubious for that reason.

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