You're probably too smart to become a cop

[Nightwish224]

Kasz216 said:

Nightwish224 said:
Does anyone else think this is a method to "protect" senior officers and their positions? People who come in with a IQ or a Master's Degree sometimes intimidate others... (not that the degree necessarily makes a police officer, but it's still an achievement above others).

I'm not sure I agree with the courts decision, but then again.... I'm not a psychologist.

Nah, Police Officers are by and large union.

It's all Office politics and passing the exams which don't change. (actual score outside of pass doesn't matter i believe.)

Yes, I agree that it requires passing exams and politics, but I still think any position hiring someone who is even perceived as "too smart" is still intimiating to the "higher aboves" (especially in law enforcement). There are still senior officers who weren't required back in the day to have a degree. At least where I'm located, if a canidate doesn't have a bachelor's or higher, then they are not even considered.