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Deinonychus
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02 Apr 2010, 5:51 pm

anbuend wrote:
[...] A friend of mine spent the night in a drunk tank because he was sitting on a bench and for some reason the cop thought he was drunk. Deaf, autistic, and otherwise cognitively or mentally disabled people have been brutalized or shot for not being able to obey spoken commands (and sign language has been mistaken for gang sign). I've had several stays in psych institutions started off by taking a walk. And in most of these scenarios even saying "yes" to "are you okay?" has little to no effect. [...]


Ok, that's the fault of the police, I think. I don't know how it works at the station, nor what they learn for training, but they should at least be aware of this issue. Aren't there ways to check if a person is intoxicated vs. tired/groggy? And really; even though I don't know sign language, shouldn't a cop be aware of the difference between ASL and gang signs? That is really pathetic service.


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02 Apr 2010, 6:58 pm

I'm guilty of doing this even though I hate it.
Mostly I do it when I see someone laughing because I can't tell if they're laughing or crying.


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LenieClarke
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02 Apr 2010, 9:30 pm

Those people are real afraid their canoe will tip over, that their house-of-cards will collapse. You don’t fit their screwed-up logic & you’re messing with their comfort zone. Maybe just smack ‘em or say, “Get outta my face!”