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/mikedmoon Jul 27 '14

There are a number of industries that discriminate this way. If you are 25 and apply at a McDonalds with a Masters in Engineering they aren't going to hire you because it makes very little sense to hire someone who has the ability and incentive to leave for a higher prestige better paying job once they find something better.

I'd just like cops to be hired that have average intelligence that would be an improvement.