In a situation in which Sergeants who took a make-up promotion exam for Lieutenant passed at an inexplicably higher rate than those who took the original test, and nine Sergeants have filed a lawsuit claiming that cheating explains the discrepancy, we’re a bit puzzled by Sergeants’ Benevolent Association President Ed Mullins’s claim that Police Commissioner Bill Bratton showed he has “lost his mind” by putting a freeze on promotions from the list based on the test results.
Rather, Mr. Bratton has taken the only sane course. Should he be going ahead and passing only those who scored well on the first exam when one or more of them may be the bright souls who were responsible for posting the answer key that some of those taking the make-up clearly used? Should he be promoting from the top of the list, which could be where those who had the extra edge are clumped?
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