Confirms What We Already Suspected: Too much intelligence is undesirable

At least for a police officer...

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06E2DB143DF93AA3575AC0A96F958260

A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.

In a ruling made public on Tuesday, Judge Peter C. Dorsey of the United States District Court in New Haven agreed that the plaintiff, Robert Jordan, was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because of his high test scores. But he said that that did not mean Mr. Jordan was a victim of discrimination.

Judge Dorsey ruled that Mr. Jordan was not denied equal protection because the city of New London applied the same standard to everyone: anyone who scored too high was rejected.

Mr. Jordan, 48, who has a bachelor's degree in literature and is an officer with the State Department of Corrections, said he was considering an appeal. ''I was eliminated on the basis of my intellectual makeup,'' he said. ''It's the same as discrimination on the basis of gender or religion or race.''

 

What exactly is New London trying to say here by denying a person of above average intelligence a position in the police force? Never heard of this before.

RMX

 

More importantly, what does this say about Robbie?

 

Now he'll jack the city for 10 years pay and open an art gallery.

 

And some lucky lawyer will get 3.5 years of that pay!

 

ping ryalex!

 

Sounds like they are trying to "lib" up the police force.

 

From my understanding, it's a pretty common exclusion. The theory being a person with above average intelligence will get bored with the tedium of the job. Additionally, they may become frustrated with not being able to "solve" certain social problems encountered while on the job.

 

Makes sense to me. That kinda job would drive me crazy

 

That's not their only logic, I'm sure.

CW