Deaf man shot by state trooper was afraid of police

JD Thu, 08/25/2016 - 09:01
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A deaf man shot to death by a North Carolina state trooper after a chase was scared of police after several misunderstandings with officers, his brother said Wednesday.

Standing beside a memorial where his brother died near the family's home, Sam Harris said police are all too often inaccessible to deaf people, relating his own story about how he ended up with a gun in his face because he, too, is deaf and couldn't follow the officer's shouted orders.

Daniel Kevin Harris "had times where because of the inaccessibility with police, there were misunderstandings that led to him being afraid of the police," his brother said through an interpreter near a large picture of Harris with "Police Brutality Domestic Terrorism" written underneath.

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08/25/2016 - 23:59

If the person was signing at any time, he should have called for an interpreter.I get entirely why anyone deaf would be afraid of police. Many seem to think just because you yell a command,everyone can hear it. :(

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