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Old 05-26-2010, 09:16 PM
Charles Charles is offline
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
One would think so. But, I've seen people get hired/promoted into jobs they can't do plenty of times. The bosses fishing buddie, son-in-law, mistress..........etc.,etc.

Race can be a tricky subject. The black firemen in New Haven could not prove they were discriminated against solely because of their race, (Ultimately). If these guys can prove that they were indeed discriminated against, well there you have it.
Like say if the cutoff was set at 11% because 12% would have meant hiring "one of them", perhaps?

Dave
You forgot the Governor's nephew.

Chas
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