Why can't smart people become cops?

it's not true what so ever. it's just a job that requires little to no qualifications aside from a clean background

now state police is a totally different animal than local municipalities

I can't attest to the IQ thing, but it does seem they aim for middle-of-the road cops when it comes to municipal police forces.

A lot of these cops gone bad stories are with Sheriffs departments. Sheriffs are political animals and the deputies are all political appointees. There doesn't have to be any standard as to who they hire.

You don't hear as many dumb/violent cop stories about the State Police, who has at least some standards and protection against cronyism.

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Aggravating hippies question authority

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FIFY

Um yeah, that's not true.

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.''




This one was from Conneticutt but it has been argued before in other states. for the idiots that thought this was untrue google could be your friend if you let it.

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The same reason smart people don't become teachers.

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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.

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That's bullshite!

One of my best friends who is the OCPD, is very intelligent.