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Otto_Harper

(509 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2023, 01:24 PM Jan 2023

Some examples of why the police really need to hire officers whose IQ's exceed their shoe size

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Some examples of why the police really need to hire officers whose IQ's exceed their shoe size (Original Post) Otto_Harper Jan 2023 OP

agree republianmushroom Jan 2023 #1

There Faux pas Jan 2023 #2

Not hired: Too smart to be a cop cbabe Jan 2023 #3

republianmushroom

(13,616 posts)

1. agree

Reply to Otto_Harper (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 01:28 PM

Jan 2023

but maybe hard to do

Faux pas

(14,681 posts)

2. There

Reply to Otto_Harper (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 01:44 PM

Jan 2023

also has to be better psychological testing and some kind of humanity tests.

cbabe

(3,548 posts)

3. Not hired: Too smart to be a cop

Reply to Otto_Harper (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2023, 01:44 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.cbsnews.com › news › too-smart-to-be-a-cop

Too Smart To Be A Cop? - CBS News

Jordan was deemed too smart for the police force because he received a high score on an intelligence test. Jordan, then 45, scored a 33, the equivalent of having an IQ of 125. The average...

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