Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops

>The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate against Robert Jordan because the same standards were applied to everyone who took the test.

Oh good, at least their incompetence is systemic.

Police in 2016 used a "military helicopter to descend on an 81-year-old Grandmother's home to seize a single marijuana plant."

"Mr Holcomb said he was told that as long as he did not demand that a warrant be provided to enter the property or otherwise escalate the situation, authorities would file no criminal charges."

So, give up your fourth amendment rights, or else? For having 1 marijuana plant?

What are police thinking? Or maybe they just aren't?

Source: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/national-guard-and-police-in-military-style-helicopter-descend-on-81-year-old-s-home-to-seize-one-a7348666.html

Haha this is 17 years old.

In reading the article, the claim is made that someone with a high IQ will not find the work compelling, will get bored, and leave wasting that training and money. That does beg the question: Is policing only appealing to someone with a low IQ? Worse, is this the only reason the state wants police officers with low intelligence levels?

Does this confirm the theory that cops aren't particularly smart?

Very old news, but I'm somewhat envious of people who are just learning about this now.

It's such a perfect mix of horrifying and hilarious.

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This story is so, so, so freaking old.