Will they test the officer for steroid or caffine abuse?
How sad.
Cop was a Jerk.
I guess the officer has to assume that the man could hear and assume he was reaching for something. These stories still make me a bit angry though.
$50,000??? That’s all? Chump change for gestapo tactics.
I don’t have volume. Did the cop ever realize in this film clip here the guy was deaf?
If not, I’d pay money to see that “Aw shit” moment.
This is a problem with police and deaf people, from what I’ve heard...
Piss-poor performance by that officer. Should be retired to the rubber gun squad so he doesn’t hurt anyone else.
The last time I ran a red light, I used the ASL “deaf” sign. The cop had no idea what it was.
I believe all US cops should get specific training on this one sign and all deafies should be aware to use it for all police interaction.
This could have been avoided.
Its not unusual at all for LEOs to use steroids to bulk up like wrestlers on WCW and its a common aftereffect of steroid use to be overly aggressive.
I would think that this should be a case for more stringent policies of the misuse of steroids and officials that are entrusted to be intelligent keepers of the law.
There are some common sense precautions that should be expected of anyone who is in an unusual circumstance in which they truly need to convey their situation in a hurry to emergency personnel.
People with a situation like deafness or hearing aid, narcolepsy, insulin shock, strong possibility for stroke or heart attack, a pacemaker, medical electronic monitoring device, neuromuscular problems, taking medicines that can slur speech or dilate pupils, or a hundred other things, should be able to quickly whip out and present this information.
Simplicity. Just get some post-it note sized pieces of paper and write the same thing on a dozen or more. Keep one in every pocket, a few on the dashboard, one in the sun shade, a few in the wallet, etc.
It is not just the police that might need to know this in a hurry. Paramedics, firemen, good Samaritans, angry people, security guards, even a chance encounter with soldiers who are doing something official.
It’s common sense, yet something that makes common sense only after you are caught out.
The cop beat him up and broke his nose, not much defense here at all, being deaf is not a reason to break bones.