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Originally Posted by MONEY
Bull, Affirmative action was implemented because blacks that were qualified were not being accepted in to colleges or hired,simply because they were black.
I agree that it is being used the wrong way, but in no way does it imply that all black people or minorities are stupid.
I told this story before, but here it is again.
In the early 70s, I score 100% on the NYPDs entrance exam.
I met all of the qualifications that were needed to be hired. Then NYC decided to disqualify applicants by zip code.
The zip codes that were chosen were from areas in the city that were occupied by mostly minorities.
The result of what the city did, was that almost all of the police officers hired of the list were white.
In the mid 70s, I again scored 100% on the police exam, and NYC again disqualified the minority neighborhoods from being considered for hiring.
White guys that scored in the low 90s on the exam were getting hired while minorities like myself with perfect scores were getting passed over.
An affirmative action lawsuit was filed and the city lost, so I finally got the job.
Because I was hired after the lawsuit, I went through my entire career with white guys that scored lower on the test than I did, calling me a quota cop.
In conclusion, quotas are wrong.
Affirmation action was caused by institutional racism and not because stupid minorities couldn't get hired or accepted into college.
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Your situation was a shame. Shouldn't have happened and I'm glad things turned out for you.
As far as the UT situation goes, the 10% rule / law is a damn joke. It's reducing talent on campus, I posted about real life situations on here in years past about it. Lot of mediocre kids on campus now that really should be at another University.
