5 Feet of Fury

U.S. Justice Dept advertises for ‘mentally retarded’ lawyers

Thanks to the reader who spotted this:

The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division is seeking up to 10 experienced attorneys for the position of Trial Attorney in the Voting Section in Washington, D.C.  (…)

The Civil Rights Division encourages qualified applicants with targeted disabilities to apply. Targeted disabilities are deafness, blindness, missing extremities, partial or complete paralysis, convulsive disorder, mental retardation, mental illness, severe distortion of limbs and/or spine.

Applicants who meet the qualification requirements and are able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation are encouraged to identify targeted disabilities in response to the questions in the Avue application system seeking that information.

For additional information for applicants with targeted disabilities, please contact the Civil Rights Division’s Disability Program Manager, Diane Petrie, at (202) 514-3934.

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I know: you’re thinking what I’m thinking.

In fact, you’re probably checking your long distance plan and perfecting your Dumb and Dumber voice right this second.

However, you might want to bear this in mind before you do anything highly amusing possibly illegal or annoying.

Take out your frustrations over at NewsReal, where I’ve cross-posted this.