“A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that New York City intentionally discriminated against black applicants to the Fire Department by continuing to use an exam that it had been told put them at a disadvantage.”
I don’t get it. Just what kind of test could that be? Where are those details? Give me a break.
I’m not a firefighter myself, but I knew several in EMT school. It sounded like the tests were essentially “the theory of fire”...how will it react, what can you do to make it do what you want, what makes what kind of fire and how do you safely put it out. I can’t see any way it could have been discriminatory, except against non-studiers.
Study harder! Period.
“I don’t get it. Just what kind of test could that be? Where are those details? Give me a break.”
I was wondering the same thing. Maybe they have questions about polo or slave ownership (such as how many slaves it takes to clear 5 acres of land in a week). Those would be questions that only Whites would be able to answer, and thus the test would be biased. But I doubt those were the questions that bothered him.
Agreed, Wonder why they never print the questions that have been judged to be racist?