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Why Are So Many Cops Dumb?

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Eh, There were great cops who never went to school in the past so…. But this wasnt our conversation
The claim that some great cops never went to school
is a statement that must be relevant somehow.
Is it that schooling is unnecessary?

BTW, it isn't really a conversation if you're just
making statements without discernable intent.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
The claim that some great cops never went to school
is a statement that must be relevant somehow.
Is it that schooling is unnecessary?

BTW, it isn't really a conversation if you're just
making statements without discernable intent.
To be honest with you I answered your headline. I didn’t read what you actually posted.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
The claim that some great cops never went to school
is a statement that must be relevant somehow.
Is it that schooling is unnecessary?

BTW, it isn't really a conversation if you're just
making statements without discernable intent.
probably necessary in today’s world but if they didn’t have it I’m sure they get by with in the job training etc
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
When when someone is given a gun & a license to kill,
we should expect more from them than to just "get by".
And we certainly shouldn't exclude intelligent people.
Oh is that what your thread was about that we are excluding intelligent people. ? Yeah I disagree with that. If they hire all the top intelligent people would the statistics change of cops doing bad things though? I doubt it unfortunately
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
If they hire all the top intelligent people would the statistics change of cops doing bad things though? I doubt it
No one is advocating that only "top intelligent people" be hired.
This is about the wrongfulness of excluding them.
Moreover, there should be more requirements than just intelligence,
eg, emotional maturity, civility, legal knowledge, & far far more
extensive training necessary be of service to a diverse populace.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
When when someone is given a gun & a license to kill,
we should expect more from them than to just "get by".
And we certainly shouldn't exclude intelligent people.
What if all the top intelligent people are weaklings and scrawny?
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
No one is advocating that only "top intelligent people" be hired.
This is about the wrongfulness of excluding them.
Moreover, there should be more requirements than just intelligence,
eg, emotional maturity, civility, legal knowledge, & far far more
extensive training necessary be of service to a diverse populace.
I see overweight cops all the time. I think that’s a poor choice for a cop. What if they need to chase a perpetrator? Yeah the system has a long way to go
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I see overweight cops all the time. I think that’s a poor choice for a cop. What if they need to chase a perpetrator? Yeah the system has a long way to go
Obviously, standards to remain a cop are
even lower than to become one.
This is a separate but still compelling issue.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
So my first initial post still stands and is relevant even though I didn’t read your post completely
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fantome profane

Anti-Woke = Anti-Justice
Premium Member
Oh is that what your thread was about that we are excluding intelligent people. ? Yeah I disagree with that. If they hire all the top intelligent people would the statistics change of cops doing bad things though? I doubt it unfortunately
Maybe the should make them take an ethics test as well as an IQ test.

But then I suppose they would then say that people who to well on the test were too ethical to be a cop.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Well both issues need to be on the same page for them to work
Threads cannot cover all possible aspects of a problem.
I addressed one, ie, that cops tend to be dumb for
systemic reasons, eg, the legal ability to eliminate
the intelligent ones. This thread is about that.

I suggest that if you want to cover other problems
with policing, there are more appropriate threads.
You could even start your own. It's easy.
 

Jimmy

King Phenomenon
Threads cannot cover all possible aspects of a problem.
I addressed one, ie, that cops tend to be dumb for
systemic reasons, eg, the legal ability to eliminate
the intelligent ones. This thread is about that.

I suggest that if you want to cover other problems
with policing, there are more appropriate threads.
You could even start your own. It's easy.
Eh I think most cops hired today are intelligent enough. What you lookin for? A whole patrol of Einsteins?
 
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