Posted on 08/22/2016 6:34:21 PM PDT by Sheapdog
A North Carolina state trooper shot dead a deaf and mute man who was apparently trying to communicate using sign language after he was pulled over for a speeding violation.
Daniel Kevin Harris, 29, a father to a four-year-old boy, was killed just feet from his home in Charlotte by trooper Jermaine Saunders on Thursday evening.
Police say Saunders tried to pull Harris over for a speeding violation on Interstate 485 at around 6.15pm, but the driver led authorities on a brief pursuit before stopping.
Officials said that's when the driver got out of his car and an encounter took place between the driver and the trooper, causing a shot to be fired. Harris died at the scene.
But witnesses said Harris – who was unarmed – was shot ‘almost immediately’ after he exited his vehicle, WCNC reports.
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79’s means 1970’s
Lower your window.
Keep your hands on the wheel or the dash.
If you need to move your hands, explain what you will be doing and why.
Use “Sir” or “M’am”.
Not only will you live, you will likely only receive a warning.
SOME deaf people claim this is not a problem for THEM.
Also we definitely have a wild discrepancy in the stories — do not assume the truth is your favor.
Neat trick, lowering the window without leaving the wheel or dash with one’s hands.
A towing incident?
Can we do it in your town. We just cleaned the streets and everything here. We’ll get it next time, OK?
Do that as you are pulling over but not stopped and definitely before the LEO exits his car.
...do not assume the truth is your favor.
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The truth is always in my favor.
While in motion, while being bathed with the distracting flashing lights.
Ah yes we all have that ballet well down.
Not if you have sinned.
It seems like the State Trooper was black.
I always like to give the police the benefit of the doubt. But this crap is getting ridiculous and is akin to a judge ordering a court bailiff to open fire on someone in the courtroom if that person does something the judge didn’t expect and doesn’t understand.
Why are deaf foljs allowed a license? They cannot hear sirens or dirctions
And of course you were perfectly angelic in your behavior
Because they only test for vision, not hearing.
This happened last week and we are just now hearing about it?
I'm wondering if all the animosity which Soros, Obama, BLM and company have been stirring up between citizens and law enforcement might have been a contributing factor.
Well then someone should have told tjis deaf man NOT to exit his car after a traffic stop
Whose side will the media be on?
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