A federal judge is ordering the New York City Fire Department to
implement racial quotas to address grievances from minorities who
failed entrance exams.
On July 5 in Brooklyn, Nicholas G. Garaufis, a Clinton-appointed judge for the Eastern District of New York, issued a ruling
that requires two of every five newly hired fireman to be black and one
of every five, Hispanic -- until the department has fulfilled the
court-ordered quota of 186 black and 107 Hispanic hires.
The ruling allows back pay -- totaling an estimated $128.7 million -- for minorities who failed written tests.
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Yep, that's how you get quality officers.
ReplyDeleteOne of the biggest problem today with this country. Can't take the best candidate, look around at the results.
Yep. Lower the bar, that's the way to make things "right". These people are insane. If you can't pass a simple written test then you are not qualified for the job plain and simple. I don't suppose their pay will reflect their lack of knowledge/ability will it? This is huge step AWAY from equality. Call it what you will but I see more racism in this blatant disregard for common sense than in anything Jesse Jackson has been upset about in twenty years! Bigots.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely absurd. Our first responders should be the best of the best regardless of race or ethnicity.
ReplyDeleteGet paid for being stupid!!
ReplyDeleteGet paid for murder in prison.
Get a free degree .
Get free housing.
Get free food.
Get free cell phones.
Can you hear this Trayvon , if so , this ain't a good thing for the negro or hispanics.
Underacheivement, its the new standard of acceptance. Rome is burning.........................
ReplyDeleteAffirmative action only helps the one person ...maybe their immediate family...look at the top for a prime example...
ReplyDeletethe government started it years ago, and look where that has gotten us; used to be you had to score roughly 93% on a civil service test. the 'numbers' weren't being met, so they dumbed down the test to meet the 'numbers'. now they are lowering the standards even more. so sad!
ReplyDeleteWhen it pays more to fail a test than to do well on it, we have lost the ballgame.
ReplyDeleteYea I'm a minority myself and I had to pass my state exam to become employed those people that failed don't deserve shit but a retest honestly I'm so done with ny
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