TOWSON, Md. — A Maryland county's written exams for hiring police officers have discriminated against black applicants for several years, the U.S. Justice Department alleged Tuesday in a lawsuit.
The county has administered at least three versions of an exam for hiring police officers since January 2013, and black applicants passed each of them at a"statistically significant" lower rate than white applicants, the lawsuit says. Applicants had to pass the exams to advance in the police department's multi-stage hiring process.
County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said the county has stopped using the test in question and,"while denying any liability for actions by prior administrations," is willing to negotiate with the Justice Department to resolve the case.
Reading/writing. Sad
So ....?
So many things... Let's start with: How is a written exam discriminatory? Are they actually implying that black people are not intelligent enough for written exams? They don't think they can read or write? That's racist.
Now that Balto Co has a lib executive , Johnny O will follow lib Balto City Police , and end up with a 'most dangerous place' also ?
Is anything the test discriminatory or just the results?
Ya really have to read this article cause man that headline is misleading.
They're screening the way blacks and whites write to keep blacks from being hired. It sounds like it's a literacy problem but it's actually just the way we write. That's fucked up.
So they are arguing that they would rather have a poorly educated police force? What could possibly go wrong
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Requiring written English is discriminatory? Maybe if the tests were written in ebonics.
Black peoples cant be takin no writin exams foo!!!
Is the DOJ saying black people cant pass a written exam ? HTF- is that not the most racist thing I’ve heard the gvmnt say? Plus- Do you want cops who can’t pass a standard exam ? You don’t lower the bar for a job that requires you to carry a gun and make split second decisions
You are kidding, right? The police should be able to read... oh, lordy.
What is a non-discriminatory screening device? Only a Democrat would come up with such absolute garbage.
Written test are racist
usually you have to learn to read and write to take an exam
Reading and writing comprehension are important for law enforcement officers. The PD should be dismissing candidates who are unable to achieve basic writing and reading scores.
Yea I'm not getting this one.
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