# Buffalo Police Exam **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 7, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236 "2007-04-07T10:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/1 "2007-04-07T10:42:39Z")
i saw a ton of people i knew there. a couple board members. who was there that i didn’t see? BTW: that test was easy as fuck ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/2 "2007-04-07T11:06:57Z")
i know who to call when…, someone trys to hit me when i step out in front of them… good luck. ---
**Author:** ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/3 "2007-04-08T06:31:26Z")
i was there, poopra was there, and g60gti was also there (i think he is on this board) ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/4 "2007-04-08T07:52:11Z")
I went as well. It was easy, but expect half of the people who were taking th test to fail the part II. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/5 "2007-04-08T08:39:35Z")
:word: the first part was to make sure you weren’t an idiot the second is what was going to thin the heard. I’m just kind of sad I’m not black I’d almost be guaranteed the job. ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/6 "2007-04-08T08:41:02Z")
Bunch of guys from my work took it. No thanks. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/87FOXGT/refuse.gif](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/87FOXGT/refuse.gif) Mike, did they say when you would know how you did? ---
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/7 "2007-04-08T08:42:41Z")
Officer FREEK? :ohnoes: ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/8 "2007-04-08T08:43:53Z")
[quote=“Freek,post:5,topic:27236"”] :word: the first part was to make sure you weren’t an idiot the second is what was going to thin the heard. I’m just kind of sad I’m not black I’d almost be guaranteed the job. [/quote] i hear ya on that, but how funny was it when that lady tweeked out when people were in the bathroom during the directions ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/9 "2007-04-08T08:45:03Z")
[quote=“87FOXGT,post:6,topic:27236"”] Bunch of guys from my work took it. No thanks. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/87FOXGT/refuse.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/8/582f3729285821679fcbf8734c247ad268cbacda.gif) Mike, did they say when you would know how you did? [/quote] well from what i’ve been told the hiring process take 2-3 years total from date of test to sign on. so for test results i heard 2-4 months most likely ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/10 "2007-04-08T08:46:01Z")
[quote=“strokingnova,post:8,topic:27236"”] i hear ya on that, but how funny was it when that lady tweeked out when people were in the bathroom during the directions [/quote] no she was tweaked because she had to climb stairs to get to the podium. did you see her fat ass weeble wooble up them! [quote=“ugososlow,post:7,topic:27236"”] Officer FREEK? [/quote] lol probably not … like i said i’m not black or hispanic. half the job openings were allotted to minorities. not to mention the classes paid for by the city for blacks only (unofficially) for passing the exam. what’s funny was out of the over 3K applicants 75% were white at LEAST ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/11 "2007-04-08T08:58:00Z")
[quote=“Freek,post:10,topic:27236"”] no she was tweaked because she had to climb stairs to get to the podium. did you see her fat ass weeble wooble up them! lol probably not … like i said i’m not black or hispanic. half the job openings were allotted to minorities. not to mention the classes paid for by the city for blacks only (unofficially) for passing the exam. what’s funny was out of the over 3K applicants 75% were white at LEAST [/quote] Not true is you think about it. Some of them wont pass the psych, PT, polygraph. If they do they wont get out of the academy. As for the time frame. God no it won’t take that long. They were looking to get some of the top scorers from this group in the upcoming academy this summer/fall. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/12 "2007-04-08T09:01:19Z")
[quote=“nappy1380,post:11,topic:27236"”] Not true is you think about it. Some of them wont pass the psych, PT, polygraph. If they do they wont get out of the academy. As for the time frame. God no it won’t take that long. They were looking to get some of the top scorers from this group in the upcoming academy this summer/fall. [/quote] 50 jobs 26 of which are allotted for minority only that was the word from top brass in BPD ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/13 "2007-04-08T09:02:51Z")
september ftw i heard some insider information ---
**Author:** ![nappy1380](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nappy1380/32/7502_2.png) [@nappy1380](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nappy1380)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/14 "2007-04-08T09:18:34Z")
[quote=“Freek,post:10,topic:27236"”] no she was tweaked because she had to climb stairs to get to the podium. did you see her fat ass weeble wooble up them! lol probably not … like i said i’m not black or hispanic. half the job openings were allotted to minorities. not to mention the classes paid for by the city for blacks only (unofficially) for passing the exam. what’s funny was out of the over 3K applicants 75% were white at LEAST [/quote] [quote=“Freek,post:12,topic:27236"”] 50 jobs 26 of which are allotted for minority only that was the word from top brass in BPD [/quote] Over the next 3 years 100-150 positions will need to be filled due to retirement and shortage. Word from a few recruiters, and 3 current Lieutenants. ---
**Author:** ![AKA-FERRARI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aka-ferrari/32/7260_2.png) [@AKA-FERRARI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AKA-FERRARI)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/15 "2007-04-08T09:27:36Z")
i would rather work at burger king then sell out and be a cop ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/16 "2007-04-08T09:28:37Z")
[quote=“AKA-FERRARI,post:15,topic:27236"”] i would rather work at burger king then sell out and be a cop [/quote] well then i hope your ok making 12k a year ---
**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/17 "2007-04-08T09:29:06Z")
i was there. 350 jobs in the next two years. also, there will be about 75-100 people getting hired by september. ---
**Author:** ![99\_civic\_si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99_civic_si/32/7319_2.png) [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/18 "2007-04-08T10:04:22Z")
[quote=“AKA-FERRARI,post:15,topic:27236"”] i would rather work at burger king then sell out and be a cop [/quote] lol, are you serious? I realize that flipping burgers is much more prestigeous than mellowing out and driving around all day makind 40K+ a year with full benefits. :bonk: ---
**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/19 "2007-04-08T10:53:07Z")
[quote=“Freek,post:12,topic:27236"”] 50 jobs 26 of which are allotted for minority only that was the word from top brass in BPD [/quote] i heard the numbers are much more lopsided than that…mind you they postponed the exam b/c not enough women and minorities signed up for the exam… this is very similar to the state trooper exam 2 years ago where they admitted 90% of applicants to be hired would be minorities… ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236/20 "2007-04-08T11:19:00Z")
[quote=“AKA-FERRARI,post:15,topic:27236"”] i would rather work at burger king then sell out and be a cop [/quote] haha I was there. The last two exams I took as a practice as well took about 6 months to get results. They are all easy. The hardest part of these exams wasn’t even part of the BPD exam, except behavioral I guess. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buffalo-police-exam/27236.md?page=2)