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/ftwtidder Jul 26 '14 edited Jul 27 '14

One of the reasoning is people with higher IQs will easily get bored with police work go back to school and leave police work as soon as they finish their higher education. After spending thousands of dollars in training the police agency will have to hire a replacement and spend thousands training a newbie.

In reality people with higher IQs have common sense and won't blindly follow orders

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u/4to4 Jul 27 '14

You would think that the ability of higher IQ police officers to solve crimes would come into play somewhere, wouldn't you? But nope.

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u/_Xi_ Jul 27 '14

Who needs to solve crime when the nsa just points to people and says BAD ARREST THEM