Monday, June 29, 2009
Justices Rule For Caucasian Firefighters In New Haven Bias Case !
Returning to the days of Plessy vs. Ferguson is right around the corner. Justices Alito,Kennedy, Roberts,Thomas,and Scalia disregarded the original intent of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,and those five justices made their own law in rendering a strict constructionist opinion in favor of 18 Caucasian and one Hispanic Firefighter. The Government of New Haven proved that test used was flawed and not validated but the bigoted Gang of Five Justices ruling in favor of the majority appointed by cantankerous&venomous Republican Presidents made a political decision based upon their own prejudices. Since when did a Paper&Pencil test decide who would make the best firefighter,Commander,Chief,Lieutenant or Captain ? A paper &pencil test is all about memorization and the assessment centers do far better job of evaluating one's skill than a written exam particularly when the exam has not been validated relative to leadership and communication skills of said applicants. Furthermore the assessment centers also present real life emergency situations where the candidates are evaluated for their ability to handle such tasks,and a paper pencil test could never grade accurately those types of real life encounters.
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