Comments on: Lawsuit: Knowledge of English, thinking not required for police

By: olea

olea — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:50:10 +0000

“…point out that the employer can’t really prove that his standards are necessary for the job…”

Hey, it’s kind of like the LSAT!

jb — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:17:38 +0000

Isn’t it racist to say that blacks or hispanics are, as a group, incapable of taking multiple-choice tests?

nevins — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:22:41 +0000

Since when is an employer making dumb (but not biased) personel decisions a constitutional violation?

We all have to jump through hoops some times. If the hoop is a written test, well then damnit learn how to take a test.