By lowering the qualifications or abilities required of persons hired to perform a certain job, we are not creating more qualified personnel, rather we are hiring more unqualified people.
By forcing the Dayton Ohio police department to lower the testing standards for recruits, the federal government, specifically the DOJ, is forcing the city to hire unqualified or under qualified people as police officers. While this may fill the rosters, does it make the people of Dayton any more safe? I believe that it may actually create unsafe situations as the police work in high stress dangerous conditions.
I hope the DOE doesn’t lower the testing standards for power plant operators.
The report states that “It's a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam.” Requiring the same testing of all applicants is equality. The decision by DOJ goes against the Supreme Court ruling on the case of New Haven, CT. Firefighters who were denied promotions because there were not enough minorities who passed the exam.
The only discrimination I see in this type of action is by the DOJ, who by forcing a lowering of testing standards is implying that minorities cannot meet the current requirements.
http://abc.daytonsnewssource.com/shared/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wkef_vid_6103.shtml
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