Glock34 wrote:
J.Gleason wrote:
Nah, this can't be true. Don't all applicants for Police Officer Positions have to go through a rigorous psychological exam and back ground check? I mean surely the system is so fool proof by now that some one like this officer couldn't slip through the "Cracks" (couldn't help the punn).
I know so many people that were turned away from Cop Jobs that would have made excellent officers simply because they did not pass the so called psychological exam.
I think these departments should throw out all the psychological crap and just start hiring the people who would make good officers.
I have taken some of those exams and I can honestly say it is ridiculous to hire or not hire someone based on the results of those exams.
They are a series of questions that are repeated and asked in different ways. You are suppose to answer with your first initial answer that comes to mind and be honest.
Questions like, If you found a wallet with $1000.00 in it what would you do? Then it gives you 4 or 5 multiple choice answers to choose from.
Some may include keeping the money. Now see if you answer that you would keep the money because that was the first answer that came to mind and of course you want to be honest then you have just disqualified yourself from employment.
Seems fair. What a joke.
No wonder we have officers out there that don't even know the laws they are enforcing. They are too stoned!
Keep the money, return the wallet....it's called a finders fee :what::lol:
See that's what I mean you would fail. You answered honestly and that would mean that by taking the money you are dishonest.
Now if you would have said I would return the money there are two ways of looking at this answer. Either you are a liar or your just plain crazy because they know that everyone would probably just take the money and drop the wallet in the mail box.
If you are that honest and would return everything to the owner then how could the department rely on you to lie for them if needed. You are a liability.
Either way you probably fail this question, but still what a ridiculous thing to base hiring someone on.