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[–] agent_flounder 15 points 11 months ago (11 children)

I just saw a post about someone rejected for the police force for being too smart. I often wonder if we would catch a lot more criminals if cities hired much smarter people as detectives versus promoting from within the ranks.

[–] TheFonz 2 points 11 months ago (9 children)

What is up with that? How is that not a liability/ lawsuit already?

[–] MycelialMass 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think they did sue and lost

[–] KombatWombat 6 points 11 months ago

IIRC, the hiring people said they worried candidates scoring too much higher than average would be more likely to show turnover from finding more prestigious jobs later or would not fit in well with their colleagues. Whether or not you agree with the decision, those are reasonable concerns to have when hiring and were applied to everyone, so he lost the discrimination suit.

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