An Oakland City Councilwoman, Desley Clarke, is trying to put forth new regulations to lower the passing scores on the police exams, in the name of diversity. Most standard police exams are high school level, with emphasis on writing and grammar skills. Police officers must be capable of writing reports, that will be seen in courts, if the report reflects a conviction.
Lowering the exam passing score of 45, to 42 seems to be not in the best interest of anyone, even the applicant. What would work would be seminars, teaching exactly the type of writing skills and rudimentary skills one needs to pass the test. The only thing gained by lowering the exam score will be having senior officers have to teach the recruits later, or having them fail their probation. This is not a question of diversity, its a question of educating people in the basics.
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It’s not where I live, so I could care less…..y’all do what you want….I’ll watch from a safe distance and enjoy the popcorn.
oh my now the mummies are cops
it has already been dumbed down once. so now again ?
More blacks in blue….great idea….not!
Why do we keep lowering our standards for people who don’t and won’t put the effort in to rise up and succeed. Standards should not be lowered just to be diverse. To stupid to pass the test. Move on!!! Absolute stupidity !!!!
Liberal speak- skim the bottom of the barrel and match the criminals.
She needs a class in how to properly salute
Why? Lowering our standards is wrong, and doubly wrong if you are going to be a police officer.
More liberal insanity in a city rife with gun crime!
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