In what’s supposed to be a victory for black people, a federal judge has ruled that a 1995 Chicago firefighters entrance exam is biased because too many black applicants failed it. As a result, taxpayers may have to shell out $80 million in “damages.” The applicants may not have the cognitive abilities to fight fires (unlike blacks applicants who are able to meet the department’s requirements), but they’re smart enough to know that black skin and a sob story reap financial rewards:
A lawsuit filed by black applicants alleged the exam’s cutoff point for “well-qualified” applicants created a pool of 1,782 candidates that had five times more whites than blacks.U.S. District Judge Joan Gottschall said in her ruling Tuesday that the city knew the cutoff point was meaningless and would disproportionately exclude blacks from the pool of candidates most likely to be hired. She said the test “could not distinguish between those who were qualified for the position of (firefighter) and those who were not.”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that Chicago was “twice as likely to hire white applicants than black applicants.” Ironically, blacks are overrepresented in the EEOC by 625 percent, but I don’t think the bloated agency has to worry about being sued.
What sort of entrance exam the Chicago Fire Department requires these days, if any, I’m trying to find out. I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is “None.”
Once again, I’m embarrassed and appalled that lowered standards based on skin color are cause for celebration.
Related post: Firehouse Diversity
Addendum: Another unanswered question – Why do black applicants consistently score lower on these tests anyway? That’s an important subject people are too PC to talk about.
Update: This post will probably incur the wrath of black liberals. When I write about my distaste for race preferences, they get angry at me for daring to complain. I must be made of different stuff because I don’t understand why they’re not angry at whites for even suggesting that standards should be lowered or tests eliminated or requirements dropped because blacks aren’t up to par. Where’s the outrage over that?
Update II (3/27): In a perverse way, it’s kind of cool that black liberals who hate me still read my blog even though I don’t read theirs. I guess that means I’m…important? Dangerous? Out of my mind? Whatever the reason, thanks for visiting. 
