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I'm a well read individual and read stuff that I personally find offensive. I'm just a naturally curious individual
Besides this goes back to Hitler and in this county Henry Ford, publisher of the International Jew.
If people can't pass the test, lets change the test to accomodate them!
Standards? What standards? Who needs them?
I read the first link, and don't understand the whine by the OP. Where did Aurora, CO lower its standards? The article is more about Hispanic/Latino numbers than blacks. Some people here are known for focusing on race ... blacks ... and that's why others assume they harbor prejudice. Count me as one of them. This is an issue facing most cities across the country and anyone who contends that diversity is wrong is ignorant. Let them go back to the country their ancestors came here from.
Why are the black posters attacking the motivation of the OP and not addressing the story?
Btsilver, nighttrain care to field this one?
Why can't Blacks past test in sufficient numbers to diversify this police force? Should these tests be scrapped in order to achieve diversity goals? What are the implications of doing this action?
because we can argue about that all day, but it won't change the opinion of the OP, or you for that matter. I'm starting ask people about their motivations as to why they start threads about blacks? Did the guy have a bad encounter with a black. This is thread is nothing more than a race-baiting thread, so I want to know why he hates blacks.
A test does not prove who is "best" qualified. It either proves you are qualified or not qualified. If candidate A gets a score of 90 and candidate B a score of 88, they are BOTH qualified. The difference does not mean candidate A is more qualified than candidate B is. If candidate B is black for example, he probably has alot more intuition and "street smarts" than candidate A has which would more than make up for a 3 point difference on a written test.
What a load of horse crap. I've met many "Street Blacks" as defined by you that didn't know their ass from a hole in the ground much less have more intuition and street smarts.
I think only the best qualified candidate should. Laws are not made for one race only but for all citizens of that community. You wouldn't want an unqualified doctor working on you would you?
So you believe that testing can tell you everything you need to know about any given applicant?
Everything?
You know that there a lot of people who test well who know absolutely nothing about anything, right?
So you believe that testing can tell you everything you need to know about any given applicant?
Everything?
You know that there a lot of people who test well who know absolutely nothing about anything, right?
How else are the police/fire academies going to weed out those with sub-standard skills? Testing is used to get rid of people who can't do the job. Do you really care the color of the person who is putting out your house fire or responding to your 911 call????
Why are the black posters attacking the motivation of the OP and not addressing the story?
Btsilver, nighttrain care to field this one?
Why can't Blacks past test in sufficient numbers to diversify this police force? Should these tests be scrapped in order to achieve diversity goals? What are the implications of doing this action?
Fine, my first post was to point out that the OP led in with a comment post that was copied from another site as opposed to his own thoughts.
As to actually answer this, maybe all the smart-to-normal intelligence black people didn't bother with trying to become police officers in Aurora, Co. And maybe all you are left with are the stupid ones. Or the fact that the white applicants outnumber the nonwhite applicants almost 2 to 1. Or the fact that black people( since of course here we will only focus on blacks even though the article was talking about hispanics as well) only make up 15% of the city pop they would probably have the lowest numbers (only 4% of the police pop. Hispanics are 30% of the city pop and 7% of the police force. But, again we are only focusing on black folk apparently.) Although anecdotal, I know very few black people that actually want to be cops. That, of course, would make sense because there is a paragraph mentioning that these guys go out seeking recruits which, of course, lets you know that the enthusiasm is lacking to some extent. And I guess they are being investigated because after all these efforts they are still having problems finding qualified minorities in sufficient numbers.
You say "black people are incompetent."
I say the competent ones aren't interested. Now you can have a discussion about that.
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