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City Forced To Lower Police Testing Standards Because Not Enough Blacks Passed
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Quote from RCG Trader:
Richter, the DOJ did not do blacks any favors by telling the City of Dayton to do this. As a member of the far right corner of the bell curve, who has been discriminated against because of actions like those the DoJ has done, I am deeply offended by this behavior.
In black America, we have gone from the Tuskegee Airmen, to this? Every thinking man everywhere should denounce this.
Perhaps not, but are they doing Dayton a favor? See, what I'm not sure about from the clip is the primary motive. Make the Dayton PD have the same racial distribution, merely, as the city's? Replace a "desperately" depleted force? Make the force more... what's the right word, "attuned" to the city (not quite the same as the distribution question)? Criticizing the DOJ is easier if the motive is merely "20%", or whatever the black portion is, and harder if they have got to get more officers there, period. Will they be allowed to admit any, or none, of the white applicants who can only now clear the new, lower standards? And why does the DOJ not answer? Arrogance, or because they know we won't like the answer, or worse because they don't understand why?
Finally (for this reply, lol), and I know this will only serve anecdote, but is your own intelligence primarily nature or nurture? Will your kids be smart too, or "revert to mean"?
Quote from Ricter:
Perhaps not, but are they doing Dayton a favor? See, what I'm not sure about from the clip is the primary motive. Make the Dayton PD have the same racial distribution, merely, as the city's? Replace a "desperately" depleted force? Make the force more... what's the right word, "attuned" to the city (not quite the same as the distribution question)? Criticizing the DOJ is easier if the motive is merely "20%", or whatever the black portion is, and harder if they have got to get more officers there, period. Will they be allowed to admit any, or none, of the white applicants who can only now clear the new, lower standards? And why does the DOJ not answer? Arrogance, or because they know we won't like the answer, or worse because they don't understand why?
Finally (for this reply, lol), and I know this will only serve anecdote, but is your own intelligence primarily nature or nurture? Will your kids be smart too, or "revert to mean"?
I have four. One is under, two are normal, one is gifted. Exactly as the bell curve would predict, go figure. All of their mothers were normal. They were racially disparate. The DoJ should never have been allowed to interfere with a state issue. If the test is deemed fair, then blacks should be made to pass it. If they do not pass it, then that is not a problem for the city, it is a problem for the candidate.
Quote from RCG Trader:
I have four. One is under, two are normal, one is gifted. Exactly as the bell curve would predict, go figure. All of their mothers were normal. They were racially disparate. The DoJ should never have been allowed to interfere with a state issue. If the test is deemed fair, then blacks should be made to pass it. If they do not pass it, then that is not a problem for the city, it is a problem for the candidate.
And your own intelligence, nature, or nurture?
Before u throw up environment let me add this. I am near sighted. If I had wanted to be a fighter pilot, should the Air Force let me in? I destroyed the ASVAB, so I could have any MOS I wanted in any branch. But they would not let me fly because I need glasses. Maybe I should sue the Air Force, it is clearly discrimination, because pilots need 20/20 vision, so what if my vision is 20/200. It is just not fair!
See my point?
See my point?
No way man. Don't let 'em tell you those lies... it was RACISM!!!
Quote from RCG Trader:
Before u throw up environment let me add this. I am near sighted. If I had wanted to be a fighter pilot, should the Air Force let me in? I destroyed the ASVAB, so I could have any MOS I wanted in any branch. But they would not let me fly because I need glasses. Maybe I should sue the Air Force, it is clearly discrimination, because pilots need 20/20 vision, so what if my vision is 20/200. It is just not fair!
See my point?
Quote from phenomena:
No way man. Don't let 'em tell you those lies... it was RACISM!!!
Problem is Phenom, that sight is objective, a stroke of bad luck, Im a damned smart guy who can't see, oh well.
My fears come in with people, and I am not accusing you at this stage, saying that blacks are not smart enuf to do this or that. This smear has affected me directly, and I have a serious problem with it. If this smear was not prevalent, then maybe I would not have been asked to retake aptitude and IQ tests two and three times because the testers could not believe the results. That is my personal axe. I have a real problem with that.
Quote from RCG Trader:
Before u throw up environment let me add this. I am near sighted. If I had wanted to be a fighter pilot, should the Air Force let me in? I destroyed the ASVAB, so I could have any MOS I wanted in any branch. But they would not let me fly because I need glasses. Maybe I should sue the Air Force, it is clearly discrimination, because pilots need 20/20 vision, so what if my vision is 20/200. It is just not fair!
See my point?
Do pilots need 20/20 vision in a scarcity scenario? That's my question about Dayton... what's really going on there.