Topic: Hiring Policy

A traveler at London Heathrow Terminal 5 describes an unpleasant security experience involving aggressive staff and redundant screening processes. Observations suggest a specific hiring profile for screeners at the terminal, characterized as "matronly" or "diesel" types who utilize black gloves and strict verbal commands. The process included full body scans and swabbing every piece of equipment in a mobile studio.

A Department of Justice memo outlines a policy to recruit individuals with "targeted disabilities," including total deafness, blindness, epilepsy, and severe intellectual disabilities. The policy stems from Executive Orders issued by Presidents Clinton and Obama aimed at making the federal government a model employer for people with disabilities. Critics question the inclusion of severe intellectual disabilities for roles within a legal bureaucracy.

A job listing on the Department of Justice website for trial attorneys in the Voting Section is highlighted for its "targeted disabilities" clause. The hosts point out that the list of encouraged applicants includes those with mental retardation and mental illness. They question the logic of seeking mentally deficient candidates for high-level legal positions.