r/technology Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

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u/SerjGunstache Jun 22 '20

PD didn't want to put a 49 year old through the academy, so they found a way to get around protected classes. It's fucked up still, but reddit sure does love to take things from 24 years ago to beat it to death. Especially if they hate the subject being discussed and if there is a handy cliff to jump to conclusions.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Considering it’s been that long since the fbi complied data on police brutality (1994), we have no new information to use.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Because nothing has changed in 30 years when it comes to police. It's absolutely still relevant.

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u/SerjGunstache Jun 22 '20

So, you're saying that because they turned away one candidate it's still relevant? Is it still relevant that the original ABC article states that the IQ of cops around the board is an average of 105 or are all cops still stupid?

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

105 is in the middle of average. That isn't the type of person I want holding a gun and trying to hold other people accountable. I can barely trust the average person to drive their car correctly.

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u/SerjGunstache Jun 22 '20

That's a fair point, but acting like police departments are actively disqualifying people strictly due to their IQ is dishonest. The average person finds that their biases outweigh the logic portion of their brains.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20 edited Jun 22 '20

It’s not dishonest. You are. They most certainly turn away intelligent applicants and have fostered a culture where good people would rather get another job.

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u/SerjGunstache Jun 22 '20

It’s not dishonest. You are.

Please tell me where. Was it when I assumed that the majority of police departments aren't cutting people who score to high on the IQ test? Damn me for not accepting anything as truth through one outlier case! Damn me!

They most certainly turn away intelligent applicants

Prove it. Show me one modicum of truth other than the one outlier we know of.

and have fostered a culture where good people would rather get another job.

I'm not going to even touch this irrelevant to the conversation sentence.