Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops

&gt;The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court’s decision that the city did not discriminate against Robert Jordan because the same standards were applied to everyone who took the test.<p>Oh good, at least their incompetence is systemic.

Police in 2016 used a &quot;military helicopter to descend on an 81-year-old Grandmother&#x27;s home to seize a single marijuana plant.&quot;<p>&quot;Mr Holcomb said he was told that as long as he did not demand that a warrant be provided to enter the property or otherwise escalate the situation, authorities would file no criminal charges.&quot;<p>So, give up your fourth amendment rights, or else? For having 1 marijuana plant?<p>What are police thinking? Or maybe they just aren&#x27;t?<p>Source: www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;world&#x2F;americas&#x2F;national-guard-and-police-in-military-style-helicopter-descend-on-81-year-old-s-home-to-seize-one-a7348666.html

Haha this is 17 years old.

In reading the article, the claim is made that someone with a high IQ will not find the work compelling, will get bored, and leave wasting that training and money. That does beg the question: Is policing only appealing to someone with a low IQ? Worse, is this the only reason the state wants police officers with low intelligence levels?

Does this confirm the theory that cops aren&#x27;t particularly smart?

Very old news, but I&#x27;m somewhat envious of people who are just learning about this now.<p>It&#x27;s such a perfect mix of horrifying and hilarious.

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This story is so, so, so freaking old.