Unfit To Fail

Failing fitness tests is racist, or something:

According to the lawsuit, fewer black and female police applicants are passing the written exam and fitness test, respectively, than white males. The DOJ claims that’s due to discriminatory tests, which allegedly violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The DOJ “alleges that South Bend uses a written examination that discriminates against Black applicants and a physical fitness test that discriminates against female applicants,” a press release from the department said. Notably, the South Bend Police Department lowered their fitness standards in 2019 in an attempt to include more females on the force. However, women are continuing to fail the test at greater rates than their male counterparts, The Daily Caller reported. “Equal employment opportunity is critical to ensuring that law enforcement agencies do not unfairly exclude otherwise eligible job applicants based on discriminatory practices,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said.

Sometimes failing is just failing...