If you take blood pressure medication, you may want to pop a pill or two before reading this story.
Want to be a policeman in Dayton, Ohio? If you’re black, an ability to write your name is just about the only qualification necessary. Thanks to President Obama’s ironically-named Department of Justice, an “F” is now a passing grade.
ABC Dayton has the details:
Dayton is in desperate need of officers to replace dozens of retirees. The hiring process was postponed for months because the D.O.J. rejected the original scores provided by the Dayton Civil Service Board, which administers the test.
Under the previous requirements, candidates had to get a 66% on part one of the exam and a 72% on part two.
The D.O.J. approved new scoring policy only requires potential police officers to get a 58% and a 63%. That’s the equivalent of an ‘F’ and a ‘D’.
“It becomes a safety issue for the people of our community,” said Dayton Fraternal Order of Police President, Randy Beane. “It becomes a safety issue to have an incompetent officer next to you in a life and death situation.”
“The NAACP does not support individuals failing a test and then having the opportunity to be gainfully employed,” agreed Dayton NAACP President Derrick Foward.
… “If you lower the score for any group of people, you’re not getting the best qualified people for the job,” Foward said.
Welcome to America 2011, where the color of your skin is more important than the content of your skull.
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Source: ABC Dayton
