Thread: Court OKs Discrimination against high IQ's in police hiring practices

125 is a "Superior" IQ.

Originally Posted by seraphim

It's apparantley 94th percentile. In theory, this person would be the smartest in the room 94% of the time, but I don't think that's always the case. I suspect people with that capacity have occupations and social circles with similarly intelligent people. I'm suspect as well, but I doubt cops are smarter or dumber than the population as a whole.

-_Sf

A better explanation is that 125 is in the 95th percentile. This means that if you got 100 random people in a room, the person with the 125 IQ would have scored as well as or better than 95 of the other people in the room on that particular test of intelligence.

Originally Posted by RomJan27

I figured you would get fired. BTW seraphim hasn't commented LOL.

You had to wake him up didn't you?

Originally Posted by seraphim

Instead, I read what they write, attempt to empathize and better understand their point, and reply accordingly.

I have seen zero evidence of this in any post you've ever written.


But I digress...

I honestly believe that involving the police, even when something grossly criminal is involved, will lead to a suboptimal outcome

It's damn good thing residents in the Hollywood area and other fire areas didn't agree with you. Someone's setting car ports on fire? It's cool. Not mine. Why talk to the police?

Guy is trying to light his shoe on fire in a plane? That's odd. He must be crazy, it's cool.

Friend got raped? It's over, she'll be fine, and I'm sure the guy will never do it again.



Seriously, yo, give it a rest.

I'm not going to knock this policy as we actively consider retention when we start the interview process for candidates. It seems to me though that someone too smart for the job is a shameful principle to weed out candidates. I mean if that were the case I would suppose the job was literally bottom barrel entry level churn position anyway and retention shouldn't be a high priority. It would be better if they could create positions within a police force that could utilize and stimulate a person of "superior intellect". I know seniority is very important to the hierarchy of most police forces but sometimes you have to admit that it doesn't take patrol duty awareness to graduate to forensic skills.

Originally Posted by FishMonger

I have seen zero evidence of this in any post you've ever written.

I suggest you re-read my posts. I generally mean what I write, and I generally write what I mean. So when I make claims like: I empathize, I've done the research, etc... I've probably done it. If you choose not to believe it, or simply ignore it; that's on you, not me.

Terrible Crimes

My writing is a bit nuanced, but it's generally legible. My statement concerning police involvement is not centered on inactivty, but rather the idea of alternative paths. Sometimes it's difficult, and sometimes it's way more difficult than just involving the cops, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.

-_Sf

Originally Posted by seraphim

I generally mean what I write, and I generally write what I mean.

I know. That's why I said what I did.

So when I make claims like: I empathize, I've done the research, etc... I've probably done it. If you choose not to believe it, or simply ignore it; that's on you, not me.

Based on what you have written, it seems to me that you see what you're looking for, and ignore the rest. You focus on the minority and use it as evidence of broad, generalized statements.

I have no doubt you look. But ones eyes being open doesn't make them less blind.

My writing is a bit nuanced, but it's generally legible. My statement concerning police involvement is not centered on inactivty, but rather the idea of alternative paths. Sometimes it's difficult, and sometimes it's way more difficult than just involving the cops, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.

That was a whole lot of typing to say absolutely nothing.

But I'll bite, it's slow at work. In those instances, what should people do? You claim there are alternative paths. Please elaborate.

Originally Posted by FishMonger

You focus on the minority and use it as evidence of broad, generalized statements.

I have over a decade of posts on this board with corresponding links and examples. All of them are new at the time that I post them...how many times does a dog have to bite you before you realize it's a problem? It's not like I make these examples up. I feel a lot of people, especially bootlickers, will never have sufficient evidence that's contrary to their position. These people are relying on faith alone, but since they believe they're on the "right" side, there's no further reason to continue the discussion.

In those instances, what should people do? You claim there are alternative paths. Please elaborate.

These are tricky cases, I'll give it a half-assed attempts:
1) Sleep in car
2) Call flight attendant. Order 7up. Pay 5$. Open sodapop, pour on shoe.
3) This is the easiest one of them all.

-_Sf

Originally Posted by seraphim

I have over a decade of posts on this board with corresponding links and examples. All of them are new at the time that I post them...how many times does a dog have to bite you before you realize it's a problem? It's not like I make these examples up. I feel a lot of people, especially bootlickers, will never have sufficient evidence that's contrary to their position. These people are relying on faith alone, but since they believe they're on the "right" side, there's no further reason to continue the discussion.

You're right. You do have a decade of posting issues with police officers. As you've said, you've done a whole lot of research. Let's say you posted 100 of those examples I think that's a pretty big exageration, but let's give you the benefit of the doubt.

Considering there's been millions, of instances where people come across cops in that time, I'd say your numbers are pretty weak.

And listen, nobody is saying the system is perfect. Nobody is saying mistakes aren't made. Nobody is saying there are not cops who are bad people and abuse their power. But to say you have significant enough evidence that we're better off without police... that's just absurd.

These are tricky cases, I'll give it a half-assed attempts:
1) Sleep in car
2) Call flight attendant. Order 7up. Pay 5$. Open sodapop, pour on shoe.
3) This is the easiest one of them all.

No, NOW there is no point in discussing this further. Not after that tripe.