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Police Officially Refuse To Hire Applicants With High IQ Scores
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 60564771:MV8yNjAyNTAzXzQ1NDcxOTExXzJBNzg1NjMz] I was a third generation police officer, I scored very high in the IQ department and had a two year degree in an age when only 8th grade was required to do the work. It was constantly a challenge to maintain my existence due to the stupidity of my fellow workers, who would screw up on the job and I had to be careful or I could go down with them. My father wisely always told me "it's the easiest job in the world to get fired from". I kept a low profile, worked mostly alone and had a good record of arrests the "smart" way. Yet, twice in my career, through no fault of my own, I was whisked away from what I will call my career "comfort zone" due to some "bigger picture" scandal that happened far from my patrol area. I was transferred for just having "five or more years in one place" due to a corruption scandal in a NW area district and thrown into a hell hole late in my career. All the work, the volunteering, the efforts were just thrown away by the city and I ended up having to either retire or find a way out. Well, I did, both in the early one and the latter one, and I retired the very first day I was eligible. Why? Because if you make it that far, 23 years, it's a miracle if you still have a clean record. (as I did). I was not going to take any more risk that some idiot would get me in trouble for their actions. I survived, went back to school to get my B.A,M.A. and I still work in a completely unrelated profession of my own. Stay away from any service job if you are smart. It is very hard to avoid being caught up in some impropriety due to the mistakes of others. [/quote]
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Just something to bear in mind when you are interacting with the police. Or any government official, really.
You're probably talking to a moron.
Police Officially Refuse To Hire Applicants With High IQ Scores
It’s long been rumored amongst law enforcement critics, but did you know that police departments officially disqualify high-scoring applicants? That’s not to say that all cops are stupid… Just that if you’re too smart, the police simply won’t hire you.
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