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Title: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: modesta107 on October 10, 2007, 11:01:00 PM

 Store cashier struck a deaf customer in the head with a crowbar after he mistook the man's silence for rudeness and disrespect. (http://www.star-telegram.com/629/story/257747.html)

Title: Re: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: Masabi on October 11, 2007, 12:02:07 AM

What?  This is messed UP.  Why would you attack someone for not talking to you?

Title: Re: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: JFC on October 11, 2007, 12:03:12 AM

Okay, even if the customer WAS being rude/disrespectful, that cashier still stepped WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over the line there.  He obviously knew that he'd get in trouble for it, considering:

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The store's surveillance tape was erased or taped over prior to officers' arrival, Sullivan said.

Now you KNOW that it wasn't an accident/coincidence that THAT happened.

I sure hope the deaf guy's family presses charges against that idiot.
/me shakes head in disbelief.

Title: Re: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: ferrar1 on October 11, 2007, 01:42:54 AM

WITH A CROWBAR !!!! is that cashier an idiot or something ?

Title: Re: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: redux on October 11, 2007, 01:46:50 AM

I remember a story a few years ago with a similar kind of incident. Some guy in a car murdered a pedestrian because he didn't she any signs of thanks for letting him cros the road. Funnily enough the weapon of choice here was crowbar too...(maybe not so funny)

Title: Re: His silence mistaken, deaf man attacked
Post by: nop on October 11, 2007, 02:35:21 AM

The cashier is probably a black guy. He is too sensitive to notice that the deaf speech is sometimes incomprehensible.  So he thought that the deaf guy spoke the bad words, such as nig....  The racial thing is quite scary.