Dodge Trucker
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(Mods - I do not know where the EXACT place this thread fits, so move as needed or merge or split as needed. Thanks)
I have a question/scenario for ALL of us who has hearing impairment (however you wish to describe yourself).
(keep this in mind - You and your wife/partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend have NEVER been in trouble with the law. Never had/have a warrant for your arrest, no parking tickets, nothing. You BOTH are clean as a whistle.)
Lets say you and your wife/partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend are walking down the street on the square...plaza..center of downtown and it is SAFE. You BOTH are COMPLETELY deaf. You both are walking and you notice that people walking on the other side of the street are looking at you different. You also notice that people walking towards you in the opposite direction looking at you like you are crazy. You two keep walking down the street and not have a care in the world what other people think about you two.
Next thing you know, your wife/girlfriend/partner falls forward to the ground with a guy on her back and it is OBVIOUS that the guy is trying to subdue her/him.
You NATURALLY FIGHT back to get the guy off and you FIGHT BACK HARD. Finally the guy gets off, but you find yourself tazzed/maced. After the smoke clears, you find that it is actually a police officer who "attacked" your wife/partner/girlfriend.
At the police station, the officer writes up a report that he vocally tried to tell your wife/partner/girlfriend from behind while walking on the street to stop, drop to their knees and put their hands on their heads. The wife/partner/girlfriend did not respond after several vocal repeated requests and kept walking, so the officer took physical action. Why? He thought your other half was a known drug dealer, but case of mistaken identity.
What happens now? Who is at fault? Does the person who "attacked" the police officer get in trouble for assaulting a law officer? Does the wife/partner/girlfriend gets charged for resisting arrest? Charges dropped? Keep in mind that you BOTH are fully deaf. What is the most likely scenario outcome?
Just thought of an interesting scenario is all. Should make for a GREAT debate!
I have a question/scenario for ALL of us who has hearing impairment (however you wish to describe yourself).
(keep this in mind - You and your wife/partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend have NEVER been in trouble with the law. Never had/have a warrant for your arrest, no parking tickets, nothing. You BOTH are clean as a whistle.)
Lets say you and your wife/partner/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend are walking down the street on the square...plaza..center of downtown and it is SAFE. You BOTH are COMPLETELY deaf. You both are walking and you notice that people walking on the other side of the street are looking at you different. You also notice that people walking towards you in the opposite direction looking at you like you are crazy. You two keep walking down the street and not have a care in the world what other people think about you two.
Next thing you know, your wife/girlfriend/partner falls forward to the ground with a guy on her back and it is OBVIOUS that the guy is trying to subdue her/him.
You NATURALLY FIGHT back to get the guy off and you FIGHT BACK HARD. Finally the guy gets off, but you find yourself tazzed/maced. After the smoke clears, you find that it is actually a police officer who "attacked" your wife/partner/girlfriend.
At the police station, the officer writes up a report that he vocally tried to tell your wife/partner/girlfriend from behind while walking on the street to stop, drop to their knees and put their hands on their heads. The wife/partner/girlfriend did not respond after several vocal repeated requests and kept walking, so the officer took physical action. Why? He thought your other half was a known drug dealer, but case of mistaken identity.
What happens now? Who is at fault? Does the person who "attacked" the police officer get in trouble for assaulting a law officer? Does the wife/partner/girlfriend gets charged for resisting arrest? Charges dropped? Keep in mind that you BOTH are fully deaf. What is the most likely scenario outcome?
Just thought of an interesting scenario is all. Should make for a GREAT debate!