1. "so black ppl would never be police..." In response to Reply # 0
>Kind of a stoner thought I've been having recently > >like > >what if the police tested potential hires for subconscious >racial bias? >(or gender bias, or orientation bias) > >What if they only hired people who scored above a certain >amount? > >What would change if this were the case? > > >If you are wondering it is possible to test for subconscious >bias, Harvard has been on it for sometime with the Implicit >Associate test > > >See them here: >https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html > >take a few
>of prejudice. > >what would be considered a safe amount?
to be determined
who's conducting the >research?
good question. i can see how number can be massaged a bit to make it so its a non issue
would there be regular tests in the event such a >variable can increase? > >One thought I had was what if being a police officer was more >like serving a tour in combat?
6. "well considering they're always describing the stress and adrenaline" In response to Reply # 3
maybe being a cop shouldn't just be a career for everybody...
you'd have large numbers of qualified young people serving their community for maybe a span of two years, then there'd a be a reintegration process, live like a citizen for a while
Maybe based on your past performance, you're eligible to sign back up for another tour, and so on and so forth... depending on your success, you could move up in the hierarchy or have fond memories of fighting crime.
Perhaps that way, passionate, successful, and morally motivated individuals protect our streets and our people.
"i wanna hug all u idiotic bastards & then set you all on fire" -Bin
10. "yeah i never understood why we dont make the police more military-ish" In response to Reply # 8
like a quasi national guard they'd have better training better weaponry maybe the criminals would be more fearful of the police force too which would deter crime
i dont care about most "crime" like selling weed or writing bad checks
9. "good idea, however the first hole I see is...." In response to Reply # 6
how do you counter the thought that people think of themselves as lifetime officers of the law? i like your idea but then it would be doing direct battle with culture and culture is a bit of a tough thing to challenge
Atillah Moor Member since Sep 05th 2013 13825 posts
Fri Jan-09-15 09:51 AM
11. "not immoral, but not practical either" In response to Reply # 0
you'd have no viable candidates (which maybe isn't a bad thing). Routine psych evals, therapy sessions,better training, higher standards, and better pay and rewards for outstanding achievement would probably be more effective.
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