DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, September 3, 2015 morning
-- a routine traffic stop leads to no-interpreter lawsuit
A drunk deaf driver in Arkansas was stopped by the
police. It happened three years ago. The charges
were DUI, careless driving and driving too close.
The cops took the car away and the driver was jailed
overnight. Three years later this week, this deaf
driver has filed a lawsuit because of no interpreter
and no written notes, nor acknowledgement of driver's
deafness. DeafDigest is not saying who is right and
who is wrong, but - if the driver was too drunk
to communicate, then it may be possible that the
cops would have no way of knowing that he is deaf?
-- role of deaf in a jury
A jury is supposed to listen to the court proceedings
and then to decide if the defendant is innocent
or guilty. An attorney pointed out one fact -
that a jury should be neutral and balanced with
people of all ages, cultural backgrounds and
various disabilities. A deaf person would be
a perfect part of this neutral and balanced
group.
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