This will come as no surprise to many, but either I don’t read the New London Day closely enough, or the Day is falling down on the job. (Well, the Day is always falling down on the job) Anyway, today I read this:
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high on an intelligence test has lost an appeal in his federal lawsuit against the city.
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.
via ABC News
What enlightened city turned Mr. Jordan down? The City of New London! The little city right across the river from the agglomeration of neighborhoods in which I reside. I have no personal responsibility for the doings in New London, as I don’t even get a vote. Still, I feel a sense of shame. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see such a story coming out of somewhere in Alabama, but it breaks my heart to know that nearby New London (and who knows, maybe Groton has a similar rule) wants to put a cap on the intelligence that cops can bring to bear on difficult situations. Isn’t it nice to know, too, that such a policy essentially insures that there won’t be any smarty pants types rising to be chiefs of police.
The court’s decision was undoubtedly correct, legally speaking. Intelligent people have not yet been identified as a suspect class. That may very well change if one of the clowns running for President happens to get elected, but for now smart people can’t claim a history of discrimination. New London is out to change all that.
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