Preparation is needed for these promotions rather than being a police officer on the beat and it appears that the test dates were not publicly posted, but just advanced notification was given to a select group of white police officers.
Appears?? What you mean is that's what the black cops are saying. That's their excuse for their failure. Only an idiot accepts their story.
They didn't ask for special treatment, i. e., interviews instead of tests. All they asked for was to be informed of upcoming tests. If they had asked for special treatment I would have been against it. I do not believe in Affirmative Action.