You're probably too smart to become a cop

[Kasz216]

mantlepiecek said:

Kasz216 said:

forest-spirit said:
Why would they reject smart people in the first place? They don't want intelligent policemen or what?

Police training is exepensive and people with high Iqs tend to be pretty wishy washy and get bored eaisly.

Saying the dude was "smart" is an understatement of his IQ.

125 is about 95th percentile.

But that's not fair. The guy wanted to become a cop and couldn't because the authorities thought he could get bored which is really, unfair. He may not get bored either. Or he may stick to the job even after getting bored. Or even a person with a lower IQ can get bored/leave the job.

Oh i'd use a different system to test whether or not he'd get bored, but I wouldn't say it was unfair.

A person with a lower Iq can get bored/leave the job, but they're less likely to, and by "Lower Iq" lets keep in mind that "lower Iq" would still qualify somone as "Smart".

I mean, if Person A and Person B are equally qualfied and Person B has a higher chance of getting bored and leaving, why wouldn't you go with Person A?

One mistake people make about IQ is thinking that higher = better.  When in reality IQ is much more like a "Requirement" test.

Like, you usually need a 110 to graduate with a bachelors degree in college, but past that 110, having a 115 isn't really any different then having a 145 in terms of success getting said degree.

Being a cop, I'm guessing the Iq required is lower then a college graduate.