This seems like a pretty foolish decision on the part of the police department, though.
I don't know that it is reasonable to expect anything but foolish decision making when the organization excludes smart people on purpose...
Which pretty much sums up the problem in a lot of areas. People tend to hire people who are like them, especially (I believe) if they aren't terribly thoughtful about the advantages of hiring people who don't think like they do or feel threatened by people who are better at something.
