I have a hard time believing that you would be willing to have people screeching that you are racist, but if you say so. You know full well that you would be so accused if those criteria resulted in white officers being hired and promoted with lower scores than black officers.I am willing to accept hiring officer based on qualities you need for the job including diversity, language skills, temperament.Then it should be part of the criteria and be a weighted factor, NOT a skin color issue. IOW, if an officer has more experience on the job and a stellar record, that could overcome a slight deficiency on the test, but at some point, you can't ignore test results if knowledge of the law and the ability to communicate effectively are important to the job. An officer needs to know and be able to demonstrate that he knows not only the law, but policies and procedures. As I've asked before, in what areas of life are you willing to accept someone who got the job even though he didn't meet the standards everyone else had to meet?It is an admission to the fact that a written test is not the best way to evaluate an officers skills and ability to do the job.Is that a stated criteria for promotion, and should it be? Either way, that's not the argument. You're minimizing the knowledge an officer has to have of CURRENT, not obscure, facts and laws. He has to know all the laws in effect so he knows if someone is breaking one, and he then has to know exactly how to handle any reaction a suspect may have. Allowing an officer to be hired or promoted with lower scores is an admission that he cannot compete on a level playing field, and that's not right.Is that a criteria for promotion, or is it something you are positing without knowing? The tests establish a standard set of knowledge required to perform a job and when skin color allows a candidate to succeed with a lower score, that's tacitly stating that the candidate cannot compete on a level playing field.Do the “tests” evaluate an officers ability to deal with a minority community?Really? Schools don't admit students with lower grades because of the color of their skin? Police departments don't promote officers with lower test scores because of the color of their skin? Don't pretend these things do not happen.Race doesn't get you a lower standard........that is just more bullshitConservatives lower standards all the time.....They show paternalistic contempt when they act like "the black man" can't make it without their help, that he needs lower standards than "the white man" in order to compete. That's just one example, and you of all people should be totally aware of it.Kind of like how everybody laughs at white liberals who fall all over themselves trying to look empathetic when they're actually showing paternalistic contempt.The didn't get paid because they were women. You forgot the main qualification, the were BLACK WOMEN who support trump and they must be exposed to the utmost by the right wing in the hopes of getting just enough blacks to vote republican so trump can win a second term. They only want 20 percent, if the other 80 percent of blacks hate trumps ass, it doesn't matter, just get enough blacks to get him elected again. Then the two fat chocolate birds will be sent packing.They are 2 women who were democrats until Trump was elected and became multi-millionaires for their support of Trump and their ability to own the libs....Who are those two women and what are their qualifications?Diamond & Silk claim number of COVID-19 cases inflated to hurt Trump
Fox personalities have been criticized for downplaying the virus and labeling critics of the response as anti-Trumpwww.salon.com
There is definitely something to be said about the sudden rise in the number of deaths -- which all came about the minute Trump declared he wanted businesses back open by Easter --- it is further proof that the Democrats are deliberately trying to ruin the economy and inflate the number of deaths to hurt Trump......
"Here's another thing. My president said, on March the 24th — Tuesday, this past week — my president said that he would love for America to be back up and running' -- Silk continued. "Instantaneously, you had the media calling President Trump out. He want it open by Easter. He want this open by Easter — I said, 'Now watch the number of deaths go up. Watch everything increase, because they wanted to make it look bad in front of our eyes.' Here it is, five days later. As of yesterday, it jumped from 25,489 cases up to 121,478 cases. It went from 307 deaths to 2,026 deaths in five days. "
In a post a few weeks ago, I floated the idea of Diamond & Silk potentially being a republican candidate for president in 2024 -- this is one of the reasons why...because they brilliantly exposed the truth about how the media and the Democrats are deliberately lying about the number of deaths to make Trump look bad -- when Cuomo talks about all of the people dying in his city -- someone should call the morgues and funeral homes to verify these deaths -- Project Veritas should go undercover and expose the lies about these deaths....
That is definitely a qualification to speak on a wide range of subjects.....and certainly a qualification to be president
What these two dumbass cows don't understand is that you are not respected for being a lapdog flunky, folks on the right laugh at these 2 like you would someone in a minstrel show. It's a disgrace the way they are allowing themselves to be mad fools out of.
So they showed paternalistic contempt when they nominated an black man and voted for him twice for president and still today look to him and his wife for leadership. Is there no end to republican gaslighting and race baiting.
They nominated Bush.....
Then they nominated McCain/Palin...
Then they nominated Romney....
I am sure to you -- the "conservative standard" has definitely been lowered when it comes to the candidates you nominate..
However, being in favor of equal protections under the law is not "lowering standards"Sure, why not? But when race gets you a lower standard, that's paternalistic contempt.They show paternalistic contempt when they act like "the black man" can't make it without their help, that he needs lower standards than "the white man" in order to compete. That's just one example, and you of all people should be totally aware of it.Kind of like how everybody laughs at white liberals who fall all over themselves trying to look empathetic when they're actually showing paternalistic contempt.The didn't get paid because they were women. You forgot the main qualification, the were BLACK WOMEN who support trump and they must be exposed to the utmost by the right wing in the hopes of getting just enough blacks to vote republican so trump can win a second term. They only want 20 percent, if the other 80 percent of blacks hate trumps ass, it doesn't matter, just get enough blacks to get him elected again. Then the two fat chocolate birds will be sent packing.They are 2 women who were democrats until Trump was elected and became multi-millionaires for their support of Trump and their ability to own the libs....Who are those two women and what are their qualifications?Diamond & Silk claim number of COVID-19 cases inflated to hurt Trump
Fox personalities have been criticized for downplaying the virus and labeling critics of the response as anti-Trumpwww.salon.com
There is definitely something to be said about the sudden rise in the number of deaths -- which all came about the minute Trump declared he wanted businesses back open by Easter --- it is further proof that the Democrats are deliberately trying to ruin the economy and inflate the number of deaths to hurt Trump......
"Here's another thing. My president said, on March the 24th — Tuesday, this past week — my president said that he would love for America to be back up and running' -- Silk continued. "Instantaneously, you had the media calling President Trump out. He want it open by Easter. He want this open by Easter — I said, 'Now watch the number of deaths go up. Watch everything increase, because they wanted to make it look bad in front of our eyes.' Here it is, five days later. As of yesterday, it jumped from 25,489 cases up to 121,478 cases. It went from 307 deaths to 2,026 deaths in five days. "
In a post a few weeks ago, I floated the idea of Diamond & Silk potentially being a republican candidate for president in 2024 -- this is one of the reasons why...because they brilliantly exposed the truth about how the media and the Democrats are deliberately lying about the number of deaths to make Trump look bad -- when Cuomo talks about all of the people dying in his city -- someone should call the morgues and funeral homes to verify these deaths -- Project Veritas should go undercover and expose the lies about these deaths....
That is definitely a qualification to speak on a wide range of subjects.....and certainly a qualification to be president
What these two dumbass cows don't understand is that you are not respected for being a lapdog flunky, folks on the right laugh at these 2 like you would someone in a minstrel show. It's a disgrace the way they are allowing themselves to be mad fools out of.
So they showed paternalistic contempt when they nominated an black man and voted for him twice for president and still today look to him and his wife for leadership. Is there no end to republican gaslighting and race baiting.
How about just EQUAL standards.
And then you morons wonder why there is so little support from black folks for your party and/or "conservative" ideology
Standard tests evaluate memorizing obscure facts and laws. Good things to know but there are no “tests” that evaluate your ability to interact with the public.
Black police officers were hired not so much because they tested well but because white officers were doing such a poor job in minority communities
There is more to being a police officer than spouting rules and regulations.
Supreme Court judge?
Doctor?
Bus driver?
Cop who is authorized to shoot you if you do certain things? I think we already know that one.
Historically under represented groups should get a leg up in being encouraged to take more opportunities, to get training if they simply didn't have the opportunity when they were young, but a young black man who grew up in Beverly Hills should be given no advantage over a young white man who grew up in the wilds of West Virginia.
Let's put it another way. Back to the police officers. Are you willing to accept promoting a white officer with lower scores on the tests but with more experience and a better record on the job over a black officer who scored better?
Now, in what other careers are you willing to let people meet lower standards because of skin color? I gave you a few examples to get you started. How about pediatrician?