By John Lillpop ——Bio and Archives--March 14, 2011
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“DAYTON -- The Dayton Police Department is lowering its testing standards for recruits. It's a move required by the U.S. Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam. Dayton is in desperate need of officers to replace dozens of retirees. The hiring process was postponed for months because the D.O.J. rejected the original scores provided by the Dayton Civil Service Board, which administers the test. Under the previous requirements, candidates had to get a 66% on part one of the exam and a 72% on part two. The D.O.J. approved new scoring policy only requires potential police officers to get a 58% and a 63%. That's the equivalent of an ‘F’ and a ‘D’. “It becomes a safety issue for the people of our community,” said Dayton Fraternal Order of Police President, Randy Beane. “It becomes a safety issue to have an incompetent officer next to you in a life and death situation."Surely, Dayton’s citizens deserve better than “F” and “D” applicants? The larger question, of course, is why in Hades is race used as a factor in determining qualifying criteria? Whatever happened to recruiting for the "best and brightest" ? Paradoxically, the president has proposed additional spending (called investments) as a part of his “Winning the Future” rhetoric. With all due respect, Mr. President, how in the world can any American city “Win the Future” by dumbing down law enforcement?
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John W. Lillpop is a recovering liberal. “Clean and sober” since 1992 when last he voted for a Democrat. For years, John lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, the very liberal sanctuary city which protects, rather than prosecutes, certain favored criminals. John escaped the Bay Area in May and now lives in Pine Grove California where conservative values are still in vogue.