I think you could give every cop (state and local) a simple IQ test, and I think at least thirty-percent would be set at the 7th-grade level of intelligence. Not to insult these people, but we really screwed up over the past couple of decades in hiring people without really testing them or ensuring their competence for the job.
Ask for change for an $18 bill.
They will offer two 9’s or three 6’s.
If they have passed math class.
I have seen recruitment ads for police officers where the starting pay was shockingly low. We can’t afford to dumpster-dive for low quality applicants when the job is that important.
That is the reason Trump when speaking to crowds, speaks at a fourth grade level. He wants them all to understand what he’s saying.