Posted on 02/27/2015 7:48:30 AM PST by Olog-hai
Police officers in Jackson, Mississippi are now required to take a Spanish-language class four times a year, according to Jackson Police Department Police Chief Lee Vance.
“The purpose of this program is for our officers to learn basic commands,” said Vance. “We’re not looking to make anybody fluent.”
Vance also said the Spanish class is a part of a pre-scheduled Jackson Police Department’s in-service training program which included topics like constitutional law and reviewing pursuit policies.
Each Spanish class is two-hours long and mandatory for all officers. If an officer refuses to attend the class—which has never happened—he or she could face disciplinary action that will be determined on a “case by case basis,” a police spokeswoman said. …
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They speak Urdu in Pakistan, and Pashto and Dari in Afghanistan.
“They speak Urdu in Pakistan, and Pashto and Dari in Afghanistan.”
Yes, thank you. I knew those words but was having a brain-eclipse. ;-)
“Required? Have you read your tagline?”
I wrote my tagline. ;-)
Would you prefer no loyal Americans speaking no foreign languages?
No hablo Espanol.
“If schools were required to teach Mandarin and Spanish, maybe Americans would stop being so insular and provincial.”
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Why not Japanese and Portugese?
Why not Korean and French?
Who decides?
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If blacks pulled their heads out of Obama's derrière and started thinking for themselves they would be raising hell over this invasion.
Indeed. One word only. VAMOOSE!
I would think as long as the officer’s are well versed in taser...
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