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.
Posted by Kate at January 22, 2005 10:31 PM
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Hey Kate: you misspelled allotted. From you, I'll take it.
Posted by: SK at January 23, 2005 12:18 AMYesterday was a bad day for spelling.
Posted by: Kate at January 23, 2005 10:29 AMThat's what we need, dumber cops.
Posted by: Kevin at January 23, 2005 10:37 AMSo when they write up a ticket incorrectly, do they get a mulligan?
Posted by: howie meeker at January 23, 2005 10:53 AMWT WORLD AND SASKA2N FOR TAHT MATER DOESNT NED R ANY MORE MARGINALY LIETRAET POLIECMAN111!!! WTF LOW3RNG DA BAR IS NOT DA ANSW3R
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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.
Posted by: Geoffrey at January 23, 2005 11:40 AMTrue, lower scores are acceptable; however, lower pass scores would be unacceptable.
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JMH
You mean, the Saskatoon Police actually had an aptitude test before? Huh. Who knew?
Posted by: Huck at January 24, 2005 12:43 AM