Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Whoever wrote that lawsuit talking about unimportance of cognitive and reading skills is cretin of the highest calibre.
Money grubbing lawyers wrote it because a bunch of bitches who couldn't pass the exam cried racism.
To be fair though, Fire Departments in many areas of the US are notoriously pro white-male and do their best to turn away anyone who isn't both white and male. They're like a brotherhood of @ssholes with hoses and such.