Wow, who needs affirmative action when you have people giving you the answers to tests and it is OKed by those at the top (until put under the microscope because it reflects worse on those even higher up the ladder).
Chicago has had so-called “Merit” promotions of police employees for many years to accommodate minorities, (quotas), and those with political clout that are unable to at least pass a written exam.
http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-bigger-merit-list.html