Comments on: Lawsuit: Knowledge of English, thinking not required for police https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:50:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: olea https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/comment-page-1/#comment-14696 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:50:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/#comment-14696 “…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!

]]> By: jb https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/comment-page-1/#comment-14695 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:17:38 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/#comment-14695 Isn’t it racist to say that blacks or hispanics are, as a group, incapable of taking multiple-choice tests?

]]> By: nevins https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/comment-page-1/#comment-14694 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:22:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2007/09/lawsuit-knowledge-of-english-thinking-not-required-for-police/#comment-14694 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.

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