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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:00 PM Original message |
City agrees to lower test scores for police exam |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's wrong. nt |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. evidently race to to the top does not apply here lol nt |
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Duckhunter935 (777 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. wrong |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. is what wrong, affirmative action? |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wrong |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't have enough information to answer |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. Instead of lowering test scores they should perhaps revisit the test itself, and |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Agreed. |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. And what happens when the guns goes off because of cowardice |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Same thing is happening because of NCLB |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. My opinion is this |
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Biker13 (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. +1 |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Instead of affirmative action, I favor strict enforcement of non-discrimination policies. |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
12. Affirmative action is appropriate for trainee or entry level positions |
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Travis_0004 (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I disagree |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. If you're filling one position, that's the case |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I am surprised you did not get flagged for not maintianing the carefully crafted numbers |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. That's when I discovered that the people charged with keeping track of such things |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. I agree. But the performance ladder must be kept fair. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Agreed, but the performance ladder must be made fair. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. There are companies that exclusively build bias free tests |
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tinkerbell41 (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. I have something to add: |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. The rich authoritarians don't want thoughtful, educated cops. They want cheap thugs. n/t |
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RZM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-27-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. By 'rich authoritarians' do you mean the Obama administration? |
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