[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <<Anyone tempted to imagine that the airline industry, the FAA and the DoT > are in any way concerned about passenger safety should consult this article > by the New York Times, which reveals that the US Department of Transportation > "will not insist that [airport] screeners be high school graduates, a > requirement that would have disqualified a quarter of the present work force > of 28,000." >> > > Well, the fact that the software isn't up to the task should be a surprise to > no one who's been following the news. > > I found the paragraph quoted above more interesting. Who says that it takes > a better educated person to be a security guard? Curious about this point, I > did a brief net-search to see if that was a NYS requirement. It isn't.: > > http://cfweb.sunydutchess.edu/scripts/cfweb3.DLL/proc1?page=sguard.html > > In 1992, the NYS Legislature passed the SECURITY GUARD ACT, requiring the > licensing of all contractual and proprietary security guard employers. > Additionally, the Act requires all security guards to register with the > Department of State and mandates various training courses for all security > guards. > > So... I decided to check what police officers and detectives need: > > http://www.jobbankusa.com/ohb/ohb160.html
There was a lengthy court case in Connecticut, I believe, where a man was denied admission to the State Police Academy because he scored TOO HIGH on an IQ test. Apparently they believed that smart people would rapidly become A) bored with the work and leave or B) join the FBI or other semi-specialized law enforcement agency, rendering their education at the expense of CT tax payers a waste for the state. -j- -- I STILL need a new .sig
