EEOC: Austin fire dept. discriminated (against blacks and Hispanics) when hiring

Associated Press ^ | September 18, 2013

[reaganaut1]

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Fire Department discriminated against some minority job applicants, a federal review has found.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which looked at the department's hiring practices since 2012, notified city officials in a letter received Monday, the Austin American-Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/1bqW7fb ).

City officials learned of the review in April and said they welcomed the objective oversight.

The EEOC found that some black applicants were discriminated against because of their race and some Hispanics faced discrimination due to their national origins.

"The letter does not say that the city intended to discriminate against any individual or group, but rather that the difference in pass rates between African-Americans and whites was the unintended effect of a neutral testing process," the city contends in a news release.

Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr said in a memo Tuesday to department personnel that the city will not debate the decision. The city has decided not to hire additional personnel from the 2012 candidate list as a result of the EEOC determination, according to Kerr. So far, 96 firefighters from the list have been hired.

[reaganaut1]

Almost any written test will show different results between whites, blacks, and Hispanics, because there are differences on IQ tests, and scores on many tests, including those for firemen, correlate with IQ. Hat tip: Steve Sailer.

[Graybeard58]

there are differences on IQ tests, and scores on many tests, including those for firemen, correlate with IQ

Nah, it's gotta be racism.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The written tests aren't that hard, but you do have to be able to read.

[doc1019]

Not in cursive, I hope.

[umgud]

"The letter does not say that the city intended to discriminate against any individual or group, but rather that the difference in pass rates between African-Americans and whites was the unintended effect of a neutral testing process,"

If true, there are only two chices: Do away with tests or let the chips fall where they may.

[4rcane]

Actually they did not discriminate, but now they’re going to discriminate against non-black because apparently they view blacks aren’t smart

[genghis]

obama magic
turn every place into detroit

[SeminoleCounty]

So, the courts will deny white anglos firefighting jobs?

For a race to gain something...another race must have something reduced

[Nervous Tick]

>> the courts will deny white anglos firefighting jobs?

Of course! Apparently it’s more important to hire unqualified Sons Of Barack than it is to actually fight fires and save lives.

[rktman]

Austin? Austin, TX? Uber liberal city apparently didn’t give the fire dept. the memo.

[3Fingas]

What a load of BS. The only kind of discrimination at most Fire Departments is nepotism. You only see that in smaller cities. In a nice progressive city like Austin, they bend over backwards for diversity.

[M-cubed]

That's the problem with most tests...they tend to show your level of intelligence...nothing to do with race ...hence we must have “affirmative action”...As for dumb whites..they're just SOL!

[Bob]

In many cases, smart whites are SOL too.

[GeronL]

It’s a very leftwing city, they probably just were not discriminating enough against white guys to suit Holder.

[GeronL]

but rather that the difference in pass rates between African-Americans and whites was the unintended effect of a neutral testing process

In other words, not discriminating against white people is racism.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Or you dumb it down enough that even an individual with an IQ of 75 or less can pass it.

[Jack Hydrazine]

‘Zackly!

[GeronL]

EEOC: Blacks are dumb, give them a break

[S.O.S121.500]

Probably like the NBA discriminates against the Irish