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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by jgeada on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:33AM (#23651747)
Being a police officer requires no qualifications and barely any training, and low intelligence is notoriously preferred [0].

Being a teacher requires at least a bachelors degree. The two jobs shouldn't even be comparable.

[0] https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st...

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by willcipriano on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:42AM (#23651859)
That figure includes detectives, who do often have a degree[0], removing them brings to total down to $63,150[1] for year round work.

[0]https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/detective/

[1]https://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/mobile/police-and...

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by plafl on Friday June 26, 2020 @12:05PM (#23653528)
The IQ thing blew my mind, although to be honest "low IQ" is not correct since average policemen IQ is slightly above average. Suddenly I'm reminded of Brave New World.
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by danieltillett on Friday June 26, 2020 @06:53PM (#23657974)
Does any have a reference for the evidence of high intelligence make the police more likely to leave the job early? I wonder what a police force recruited only from the intelligent would be like?

The great thing about IQ tests if you are smart is it is easy to pretend to be stupid.

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