Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops

ABC News
This story is fractally dystopian. Huxleyan, even
Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement

RALEIGH, NC—Calling it his lifelong dream, local man Brendan Lockhart, an insecure and perpetually frustrated bully who believes he has something to prove to the world, told reporters Thursday that he is seriously considering a career in law enforcement.

The Onion

@burnoutqueen uhhhh, that tracks. 🙄

"Jordan, a 49-year-old college graduate, took the exam in 1996 and scored 33 points, the equivalent of an IQ of 125. But New London police interviewed only candidates who scored 20 to 27, on the theory that those who scored too high could get bored with police work and leave soon after undergoing costly training."

@burnoutqueen Police department: The job is so boring that high IQ people will leave, so why hire them!?

Also the police department: This job is high stress, intellectually challenging and difficult so they need free reign

@burnoutqueen Foot soldiers against a known enemy are they type of people you send "low IQ" folks against. You use well educated people on groups you want to prevent conflict with. This will tell you everything you need to know about how they view us citizens.