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A lawsuit filed by black applicants alleged the exam's cutoff point for "well-qualified" applicants produced a pool of 1,782 candidates that had five times more whites than blacks.

Murphy said he would seek damages on behalf of the qualified black applicants, including millions of dollars in back pay that would have gone to the 132 firefighting positions blacks would have won in a fair system.


Clyde Murphy, attorney for the plaintiffs, said it was an important victory for the applicants, who scored between 65 and 88 and fell in the "qualified" category.


Yes, that is 65%

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lonestar2004 said:
At least we will "feel" good while our house burns down. Or they can't perform CPR or handle a defribulator.

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