Recruits rail at police department's age limit :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: City Hall

Recruits rail at police department's age limit :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: City Hall


Sometimes you just have to wonder about the educational levels of some of the people that work for this city.

Here we have a military system that take 18 year old kids, and turn them into outstanding citizens when they leave the service. Our police department, prior to this lame ass idea, required, and still do, that applicants have a minimum of 60 semester hours under their belt before applying. Now some nitwit came up with this mega-stupid idea of, hey! let's raise the age requirement, because we are already short of personnel.

What school of "Higher Education" did this nitwit attend? Personally, I have an Associates Degree, and even I know that was very dumb, and makes no sense. A few decades ago all one needed was a High School Diploma for a man or woman to become a law enforcement officer. Then, some genius came along and raised the bar to the 60 credit hours, semesters, whatever it is. On a personal note; I think that was done to "Exclude" certain people, if you know what I mean. Now they want to raise the age.

I know you are "Lame-Ducking" it Mayor, but you have to torpedo this insanity. Let's stop screwing people around that want to do the right thing. They want "To Serve and Protect". Let them. At least they have the brains, and the backbone your so-called leadership isn't showing.