Justice Dept. Orders Lower Standards for Police Exam

[chanel]

It now appears that an even more egregious example of the racial discrimination that has become policy in the Obama/Holder DOJ was already underway.

Due to dozens of retirements, the Dayton, Ohio, Police Department began a hiring cycle. Using an initial test developed by an outside company to eliminate racial bias, a passing score on one part of the test was set at 66% and a second part was set at 72%. However, despite Dayton’s pressing need for police officers, the DOJ forced Dayton to postpone the hiring process for months, and finally demanded that the passing scores be lowered to 58% and 63%.

Unsurprisingly, the Dayton Fraternal Order of Police was not pleased with the DOJ’s actions. FOP President Randy Beane said:

It becomes a safety issue to have an incompetent officer next to you in a life-and-death situation.

Perhaps surprisingly, Dayton NAACP President Derrick Forward said:

If you lower the score for any group of people, you’re not getting the best qualified people for the job. … The NAACP does not support individuals failing a test and then having the opportunity to be gainfully employed.

Why then would Mr. Holder want to place unqualified, dangerous people of any gender or ethnicity in police work? As Mr. Obama is fond of saying, “make no mistake” that unqualified police officers are inevitably dangerous to themselves, their fellow officers, and to the public.

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Disgusting. It sounds to me like Mr. Holder has no respect for the police. Or blacks who he believes are too stupid to pass a test. Shame on you, Eric.

 

[Mad Scientist]

That's more of the "Change" people were waiting for!

 

[bucs90]

Well, if your wife or daughter are held captive in a robbery by men with guns who know that they are going to prison for life anyway, so why not rape and kill a few women before they go, rest assured knowing that the cops who are on the way to save them MAY NOT be the most qualified, but at least they'll be diverse!!!!! Yippee!!!! Hopey changey!!!

 

[Care4all]

i thought state and municipal law enforcement was solely operated by the State or municipality?

EDIT: duhhhhh, read the article Care!

 

[IanC]

the original cutoff included almost half of the applicants. if that is not enough to find 'qualified' minorities then perhaps we should just admit defeat and go back to race norming.

I think the public would be shocked if they knew how far down minority applicants and hires scored in most civil service exams. That is the reason why hiring information is kept out of the public eye like a state secret.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

the original cutoff included almost half of the applicants. if that is not enough to find 'qualified' minorities then perhaps we should just admit defeat and go back to race norming.

I think the public would be shocked if they knew how far down minority applicants and hires scored in most civil service exams. That is the reason why hiring information is kept out of the public eye like a state secret.

As well as college applicants. Colleges systematically take in minority students and pass them even when they have failed. To do anything else would show minorities in a bad light - something that will absolutely NOT be tolerated by liberal institutions.
How many here are young enough or have kids in college and are familiar with the popular term "O.B.T."

 

[William Joyce]

Eric is just supporting "my people."