[jameshart]

Normally people don’t come back to explain a joke, because it ruins it.

[alganet]

One could say "it's a joke", without explaining it, thus, not ruining it.

Also, saying some vague shit and then claiming it as a joke is very convenient.

Finally, police injustice is not a subject for humor. It's no laughing matter. I'm not the one who's not "getting it" here.

[jameshart]

The original poster said they were worried about this leading to "highering illiterate officers"

Mis-spelling the word 'hiring' as 'highering' when expressing a fear about falling literacy standards in the police is ironic, and therefore funny.

Further elaboration was not warranted, but I'm providing it as a public service.

[alganet]

Highering is an existing, valid word, and it fits the phrase.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highering

I agree that it is an unusual choice, but that doesn't mean you can assume it was a mispelling.

Moreover, the meaning went through. Ultimately, the word itself does not matter, and none of your explanations are relevant.

[kortilla]

That word doesn’t make any sense in this context. Stop digging this hole further FFS.

[alganet]

It makes complete sense, it means "promotion" in that phrase.

If you are going to disagree, please elaborate.

[kortilla]

No, nobody ever says “I’m going to higher you” as a way to indicate they are promoting you. Not in the military, not in non-profits, not in the government, and not in any private or public business in the US.

“Higher” is a homophone with “hire” and “hire” already has a critical role in reference to career management.

At this point I can only assume you haven’t worked somewhere where English is the spoken language.