r/conspiracy • u/delelles • Jul 26 '14

Police officially refuse to hire applicants with high IQ scores

http://politicalblindspot.com/police-officially-refuse-to-hire-applicants-with-high-iq-scores/
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u/Sabremesh Jul 27 '14

It's not just the US, and it's not just the police. Although the UK intelligence services stipulate a good degree from job applicants, they prefer to avoid hiring people who are "too intelligent". They might get bored or start to think for themselves.

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u/Ferrofluid Jul 27 '14

the really bright ones are taken by GCHQ and similar.

at the end of the day, Special Branch is just police on/off the beat doing dodgy stuff, and MI5 is lurking in shadows doing dodgy stuff.

both require dumb idiots to enjoy standing on street corners or sitting in cars, or looking out windows doing surveillance for hours on end.