June 16, 2008
From the New York Times:
A federal judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.
In a ruling made public on Tuesday, judge Peter C Dorsey of the United States District Court in New Haven agreed that the plaintiff, Robert Jordan, was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because of his high test scores.
But he said that that did not mean Mr Jordan was a victim of discrimination.
A federal judge in the US has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test.
In a ruling made public on Tuesday, judge Peter C Dorsey of the United States District Court in New Haven agreed that the plaintiff, Robert Jordan, was denied an opportunity to interview for a police job because of his high test scores.
But he said that that did not mean Mr Jordan was a victim of discrimination.
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Ordinarily this would be just another of those "only in America" stories, but Guru is certain that, as home-life has changed through smart entertainment like books to not-so-smart entertainment like television (dominated by reality shows like 'X-Factor'), so too will work-life change. We here in the UK may be thinner, smarter and have a better sense of humour, but not for long - the USA is on its way.
Maybe it's the increased influx of Americanisms flooding our shores, from fast food and entertainment through to 'no-win no-fee' lawyers. Or maybe it's through the success of Britain's tourism program, which has come a long way in the past six years. Either way, British culture is absorbing more US culture, and it won't take long for that to apply in workplaces too.
So does one fight the inevitable, or embrace it with open arms? And how long until Jan Berry receives a complaint because an Oxford-graduate can't become a PCSO?
Posted for your edification by Guru on June 16, 2008 4:00 PM
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