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5. Well police departments don't want smart people after all

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 08:30 PM

Aug 2014

The courts have affirmed that the police can discriminate against high intelligence candidates for hiring purposes.

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TV COPS crew member WAS shot by police. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 OP

Goes to show ... nobody's safe around these yahoos. lpbk2713 Aug 2014 #1

. Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #2

Standards for police are very, very low tabasco Aug 2014 #3

Well police departments don't want smart people after all DotGone Aug 2014 #5

I remember reading that. tabasco Aug 2014 #7

The media immediately tried to cover it up by calling it a "shootout" 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #4