@dave > guns
Hey, we need these still
@dave > guns
Hey, we need these still
@Moon @moffintosh @polarisera Yeah, there’s a SCOTUS case about it from the 70s. You can’t use general aptitude tests to determine someone’s fitness for a particular position, because that disparately impacts AAs.
@polarisera @moffintosh I know what case you’re referring too, but it was a local law enforcement gig, and they had applicants take an aptitude test, requiring scores in a range that implied the applicant had an IQ of 95-120 or so as I recall.
What they wanted were cops intelligent enough to do the job, but not so intelligent that they’d get bored with it as I recall. Anyways, the applicant from the suit in question scored a little too high, the courts sided with the police force because their argument made sense, and there aren’t discrimination laws that prevent you from turning someone away for being too smart.
That was just one case, though. It’s not a widespread thing, and I sincerely doubt that any federal agencies would turn someone away for being too smart.
@moffintosh Hogg’s dad is a retired FBI agent, and the retired FBI agent says we don’t.
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