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Sign language interpreter delivered gibberish in Florida
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| Dec 4, 2017
| AP
Posted on 12/04/2017 11:42:09 AM PST by Gamecock
Hearing-impaired people tuning in to a news conference about the arrest of a suspected serial killer last week in Florida got a message of gibberish from an American Sign Language interpreter.
As Tampa police Chief Brian Dugan announced the arrest of Howell Donaldson Wednesday night, interpreter Derlyn Roberts was there beside him, making signs that made no sense.
"She sat up there and waved her arms like she was singing Jingle Bells," Rachell Settambrino, who is deaf and teaches American Sign Language at the University of South Florida, told the Tampa Bay Times through an interpreter.
In 2013 in South Africa, a fake interpreter appeared beside former President Barak Obama and other world leaders during a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, apparently signing gibberish. He later said he is schizophrenic and had seen angels descending in the stadium where the event took place.
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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: asl; signlanguage
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:42:09 AM PST
by
Gamecock
To: Gamecock
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:43:16 AM PST
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
To: Gamecock
“In 2013 in South Africa, a fake interpreter appeared beside former President Barak Obama”
What’s the big deal? He appeared beside a fake president too.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:46:52 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(The greatest threat to humanity is not "out there" but "in here" in the recesses of the soul. TK)
To: ConservativeWarrior
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:47:15 AM PST
by
Gamecock
(The greatest threat to humanity is not "out there" but "in here" in the recesses of the soul. TK)
To: Gamecock
Should have hired this guy
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:51:11 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
To: Gamecock
maybe she was signing bilingually. English and Espanol
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:51:36 AM PST
by
Pollard
(TRUMP 2020)
To: Gamecock
“murder bush “
Well we know she was a Democrat................
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:54:49 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Gamecock
It is the most recent example of an apparently unqualified signer appearing at news conferences. In September, as Hurricane Irma approached Florida and officials announced a mandatory evacuation, an interpreter in nearby Manatee County began signing words like "pizza," ''monster" and "bear," along with other gibberish. Hey, wait a minute, LOL. There are legitimate signs for those three words!
...Manatee County officials later said they were in a pinch and called on a county employee who had an understanding of sign language because he communicates with his deaf brother. However, it quickly became apparent he was in over his head. The deaf community demanded an apology and the video of the news conference went viral.
Sign interpretation is damned hard to do, especially for news conferences like that. Too bad Florida doesn't require ASL interpreters to be certified through RID.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:56:05 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
To: Gamecock
I be right! It was ebonics sign language.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:56:22 AM PST
by
aquila48
(Bookmark)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:56:31 AM PST
by
Balding_Eagle
( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
To: Gamecock
Affirmative. Action. Hiring.
Causes troubles the whole world over.
Competence first.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:56:58 AM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
( DJT won; we got Gorsuch and a bit of MAGA. Civil war before we get more?)
To: Pollard
Could have been Ebonics for the Deaf
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:57:21 AM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
To: Gamecock
He later said he is schizophrenic and had seen angels descending in the stadium where the event took place. That's my go to when called upon to answer a question in an office meeting.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:57:27 AM PST
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: beergarden
His signing probably made more sense than anything uttered by Obozo.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:59:16 AM PST
by
Enchante
(Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
To: Gamecock
Affirmative Action sign language.
I’d love to say that’s gotta be a first...but I’d be wrong.
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posted on
12/04/2017 11:59:47 AM PST
by
moovova
To: Gamecock
"He later said he is schizophrenic and had seen angels descending in the stadium where the event took place."
Maybe Colon Krapperdick could offer this excuse and try to get his NFL career back....
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posted on
12/04/2017 12:01:18 PM PST
by
Enchante
(Bill, Anthony, Harvey .... how does lesbo Hillary manage to surround herself with male predators???)
To: backwoods-engineer
Thing is the cops are claiming that they didn’t even hire her for her services. They seem to be clueless as to how or why she was there. Bizarre.
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posted on
12/04/2017 12:06:59 PM PST
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: Gamecock
I think “signing” translators for the deaf was one of those SJW fads that came and went.
It “went” about 30 years ago, replaced by something else.
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posted on
12/04/2017 12:07:28 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
To: Gamecock
But was it Authentic Frontier Gibberish?
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posted on
12/04/2017 12:07:45 PM PST
by
dfwgator
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