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She Feels They're Pane

By Kate on January 22, 2005 10:31 PM | 8 Comments

Helen Smith-McIntyre, chair of the Saskatoon Police Service Committee on Diversity, has called for the scrapping of a police aptitude test that discriminates against visible minorities, who have higher than usual failure rates. Smith-McIntyre took the test and "passed" - if one discounts that she didn't complete it within the allowed time.

The half-hour test measures grammar, spelling and reading comprehension.

8 Comments

SK | January 23, 2005 12:18 AM

Hey Kate: you misspelled allotted. From you, I'll take it.

Kate | January 23, 2005 10:29 AM

Yesterday was a bad day for spelling.

Kevin | January 23, 2005 10:37 AM

That's what we need, dumber cops.

howie meeker | January 23, 2005 10:53 AM

So when they write up a ticket incorrectly, do they get a mulligan?

Alien Jeff | January 23, 2005 10:56 AM

WT WORLD AND SASKA2N FOR TAHT MATER DOESNT NED R ANY MORE MARGINALY LIETRAET POLIECMAN111!!! WTF LOW3RNG DA BAR IS NOT DA ANSW3R
!1!111! LOL

Geoffrey | January 23, 2005 11:40 AM

Hey now. I'm sure there doing the best they can. Remember, you have to consider the historical ingustices they have indured; it's perfectly acceptable if they score lower on the tests.

J.M. Heinrichs | January 23, 2005 8:30 PM

True, lower scores are acceptable; however, lower pass scores would be unacceptable.

Cheers
JMH

Huck | January 24, 2005 12:43 AM

You mean, the Saskatoon Police actually had an aptitude test before? Huh. Who knew?

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