Teen Loses Cochlear Implant After Being Tased

Cochlear Implant helps people hear? A Tennessee teen loses cochlear implant after being tased who failed to hear the officer’s command.

LAFOLLETTE, Tennessee -- A Deaf teenager tased by a sheriff’s deputy because he couldn’t hear the officer’s command to stop. To make matter’s worse, when he fell, his expensive cochlear implant was lost. The teen was released when they realized there had been a mistake.

The young Campbell County man wears a cochlear implant. It’s a complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly Deaf or severely hard of hearing.

His device wasn’t working 11 days ago, following an unfortunate incident in which the young man couldn’t communicate with sheriff’s deputies who were responding to an emergency call in Lafollette.

19-year-old Brett Elkins is Deaf and he is a graduate of the Tennessee School for the Deaf.

His mother showed us where Brett’s cochlear implant was located; the surgical scar is behind his right ear, about the size of a quarter.

But you don’t see the device, that’s because it was lost when Elkins was tased and fell to the ground incapacitated on October 11.

Elkins had gone to a friend’s house to use their phone to have his mother pick him up. As he was leaving the house, he didn’t know that Campbell County deputies had been called there for a domestic dispute between Brett’s friends.

"Jamie Wilhoit, Elkins’ mother, saying, “He was walking, he felt a shock, his arms fell beside him, and he fell over. He assumed it was his cochlear, that it had malfunctioned, that was the first thing he thought. He was scared and crying. His cochlear implant had died, the batteries weren’t working, it wasn’t charged.”

Elkins’ implant was new, it came from TennCare. He said somehow it fell off after being tased.

He and his mother went back to look for it, but it hasn’t been found.

We received a copy of the sheriff’s report, and deputies didn’t know Brett was Deaf when he failed to respond to their commands.

It states he was released once determined he had nothing to do with the domestic disturbance. Deputies also called an ambulance to check him out, however, there is no reference to the implant.

"Connie Hull, Elkins’ grandmother, saying, “He got the cochlear three weeks ago. It was $8,000, they just don’t hand those out left and right.”

Brett showed us his back where several prongs from the taser gun left welts after suffering a five second shock, according to the incident report.

His mother telling us that Elkins would like an apology and for them to replace his cochlear implant.

"A ranking officer from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office called Elkins’ mother and said, “Sheriff Goins has talked to with our insurance provider and they are willing to pay for Brett’s implant.”

Elkins and his mother were overwhelmed.

“Wow! Oh my God, oh, they cared, they cared.”

Jamie Wilhoit – Elkins’ mother.

It will take a few weeks before Elkins’ fitted with a new cochlear device.

Sheriff Robbie Goins telling us that domestic violence calls are the most danger his deputies face, and they have to make split second judgement calls with the information they have during the situation.

He also said his deputies acted reasonably under the circumstances when they first confronted Elkins. Sheriff Goins is pleased to learn that Elkins and his family are happy with the resolution.

SOURCE - WATE

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Deaf Canadian Arrested For Child Pornography

Deaf man arrested in child pornography investigation, Niagara police looking for witnesses after Ottawa child porn bust.

SAINT CATHARINES, Ontario -- Niagara Regional Police are looking for additional witnesses in Niagara after the arrest of an Ottawa man on child porn charges.

An investigation into the sexual exploitation of children that began this month resulted in a search warrant for an Ottawa residence, where police there seized computer systems and storage media for forensic examination.

Richard Fortier, 31, is being held in custody in Niagara. He is charged with two counts of making available child pornography, two counts of accessing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

SOURCE - StCatharinesStandard

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Deaf Protesters Complains of Police Brutality

The police took Deaf protesters to the streets of India.

PUNE, India -- Deaf community in Maharashtra has had enough. Pradeep More General Secretary of State Level Association of the Deaf passionately voices the demands of the community.

Deaf individuals gathered outside the Disability Commissioner's office in Pune have decided they will not take no for an answer. It is high time, the government provides accessibilty and quality education to Deaf people.

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The group has decided to march to the Mantralaya to meet the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai, if their demands are not met.

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The Pune Police on Monday resorted to lathi-charge to disperse a crowd of Deaf students who were staging a demonstration in Pune, resulting in 35 of the students getting injured in the incident. The cops also detained around 170 activists working for the Maharashtra Deaf Association but later released them.

Nearly 11,000 hearing-impaired youths from across Maharashtra had gathered outside the Social Welfare Commissionerate in Pune near the police commissioner’s office, pressing for their long-standing demands. Among other things, the students were demanding the right to quality education, prevention of fraudulent distribution of disability certificates to able-bodied individuals and provision of trained interpreters for deaf students, reports said.

The police action against the protesters, most of whom were students, was widely criticised by opposition political parties, with many slamming the BJP government for the state of affairs. Meanwhile, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered the Pune police commissioner to submit a detailed report on the matter by Tuesday morning, as per reports.

The Pune Police had said that it had decided not to proceed with the FIR process against the protesters and hence no FIR was filed. On the other hand, the cops have reportedly claimed that around 7 to 8 policemen had also suffered injuries during the protest... Read More: Times Now News.

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Deaf Father Shot & Killed In Arizona

Family and friends seek justice after Deaf father shot and killed in West Phoenix.

PHOENIX -- Family and friends are asking for justice after a father and member of the Deaf community was shot and killed outside of a Phoenix apartment complex.

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It happened Monday morning near 59th Avenue and Indian School Road.

Family members say 23-year-old Gary Herrera stepped outside for a cigarette break when a car with two men inside pulled up.

Police say a friend heard a gunshot and the car fled. Herrera was taken to an area hospital but died shortly after.

"He was an amazing father," said Angelica Sanchez, who has a 3-year-old son with Herrera.

"Hurt, shocked, I have no words," Jill Quiyo, who says she helped raise Herrera, said.

Loved ones held a car wash on Saturday to raise money for funeral funds.

They're asking for whoever is responsible to come forward and turn themselves into police.

"Whoever has seen something, you know what happened," Quiyo said. "Please speak about it. Please. We need justice for Gary."

Phoenix police say they're looking for an older model four door sedan with faded red paint and two African American men.

They're offering a reward of up to $1,000. If you have information, please call the Phoenix Police Deparmtent or Silent Witness by calling: 480-WITNESS.

SOURCE - ABC15

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Deaf, Black and a Victim of Police Brutality in America.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- AJ+ channel on YouTube share the video of Pearl Pearson, is a Deaf, Black man who survived a brutal beating by Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 2014. Not only were the troopers cleared of wrongdoing, but Pearl was also charged with resisting arrest. This is his story with english subtitles.

Three years later, Magdiel Sanchez was shot to death in his front yard in the same city. Though neighbors told officers that Magdiel was Deaf and couldn't hear their commands, they still shot him five times. The officers were cleared of wrongdoing, and the district attorney instead filed charges against the victim's family.

Note: When "deaf" is capitalized as "Deaf ," it's referencing the Deaf community, an important and empowering distinction to those in the community.

Watch Part 1: https://youtube.com/watch.

If you know someone in law enforcement, you can share this video with basic info on how to interact with people who are Deaf: https://youtube.com/watch.

Archival material courtesy of Pearl Pearson, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, the Oklahoman, CBS News and KWTV News9. Music tracks courtesy of APM and Audio Networks. Special thanks: Noelia González, Melissa Elmira Yingst Resources: Alexander Graham Bell, Upon the Formation of a Deaf Variety of the Human Race: https://archive.org/details/page.

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Police Pepper Sprays Deaf Man

Watch raw footage of the Paterson police using mace and for other tactics as they arrested a man many in the crowd told them was Deaf.

PATERSON, NJ -- Police can be seen in a video using pepper spray on an apparently Deaf man, forcing his head down during the process.

Now the mayor and the county prosecutor are looking into whether the police took the proper steps during the arrest, after the video has gone viral.

Police were on Godwin Avenue making a traffic stop that resulted in a drug arrest, law enforcement sources told NorthJersey.com. The website cited law enforcement sources identifying the man arrested as Raaseon Adams, who was not involved in the drug arrest, but was in the area at the time.

The video was taken by a Facebook user who identified himself as Moet Spa, and who gave New Jersey 101.5 permission to post a copy with profanity edited out.

In the video, the street can be seen jammed with cars and a moving truck, with a man, Adams banging on the trunk of a car before approaching the officers. Adams, who appears in the video unable to speak clearly, approached the officers with one asking "can I help you?" People in the area can be heard telling the officers that Adams is Deaf. Several videos on Adams' Facebook page show him communicating strictly through sign language or by typing in the comment section.

A woman can be seen approaching Adams and telling him "you bugging" as she tries to move him away from the police and calm in down, in order to avoid having him arrested. One officer yells at him: "Yo, walk away," as Adams approaches." A minute later, the same officer appears to be laughing as Adams makes groaning noises and yells incoherently.

Eventually, Adams can be seen walking away and toward a police vehicle when three officers sweep into view and attempt to arrest him. It's not clear in the video what he did immediately prior to that moment.

Adams appears worked up and is shouting, and eventually goes down on the sidewalk with several officers around him. Despite pleas from the crowd not to mace him, and telling Adams to relax, an officer can be seen appearing to spray him at least once while Adams is on the ground and seems to be at least partially restrained.

Shortly after, with two officers appear to be trying to pick Adams off the ground, when he and the two officers move sharply back down; it appears Adams' head may bang the sidewalk with the cops' hands on the back of his head. As one officer tries to circle around, another still holding Adams hits him in the back of his head with his elbow or forearm while yelling something - possibly "give me your arm" or "give me your eyes."

At points during the struggle, Adams appears to be pointing to his leg while trying to say something. Several people in the crowd say he has a bad leg.

As the incident continues the crowd also becomes louder and appears to grow. At one point what looks like a glass object is thrown near the officers and can be heard shattering.

Eventually, Adams is handcuffed and led away by police.

One officer can be heard telling the person recording the incident that there's "no need for this," and that the man behind the camera "should have controlled this."

Mayor Andre Sayegh told NorthJersey that since learning of the incident and the video he has been in contact with "numerous community leaders" ensuring them that an independent investigation would be launched. He was expected to hold a meeting with community leaders on Monday and did not return a call or email seeking comment from New Jersey 101.5.

Chief Troy Oswald told the website that his officers exercised "great restraint," but said the incident would be investigated.

Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale told New Jersey 101.5 that the matter had been referred to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Mary Catherine Ryan confirmed that the incident had been sent to the prosecutor's office, but said any questions about the status of the officers should be directed to the police department.

NorthJersey.com said law enforcement sources confirmed Adams was charged with resisting arrest. The names of the officers involved have not been released, but the website said all are still on duty as the investigation continues.

SOURCE - New Jersey 101.5

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American Sign Language Interpreter Poser

Unqualified ASL poser with criminal past dupes police at Seminole Heights killer news conference in Tampa, Florida.

TAMPA, Florida -- Tampa police spokesman Steve Hegarty says a lack of due diligence allowed a career criminal to take center stage as an American Sign Language interpreter last week during a hastily-called news conference where the police chief and mayor announced they had captured a suspect in the Seminole Heights murders.

Even worse, Hegarty says, is the sign language poser Derlyn Roberts blew the assignment with a gibberish-filled interpretation broadcast on live television.

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“My major concern is that she was representing our department and didn’t do a good job,” Hegarty said.

Hegarty says Roberts presented herself as an interpreter for the Deaf just before the news conference. In that hectic moment, he says he failed to ask the right questions to determine whether she was from Purple Communications which the city typically hires for sign language duties.

Rachelle Settambrino, who teaches sign language at the University of South Florida, says interpreter Roberts signed the following: “Fifty-one hours ago, zero 12 22 (indecipherable) murder three minutes in 14 weeks ago in old (indecipherable) murder four five 55,000 plea 10 arrest murder bush (indecipherable) three age 24.”

Another USF professor says it made her stomach turn.

“I was sick at the idea of all the other interpreters that could have been standing there and been signing the information clearly. What in the world was this person doing out there, waving her hands,” said Betti Bonni.

Roberts got out of state prison last year after serving years for organized fraud.

Efforts to reach her by 8 On Your Side were unsuccessful on Monday. Neighbors say she claims to have sign language skills, but it’s not clear that she has any ASL credentials.

SOURCE - WFLA

TAMPA, FL -- SNN: Fake interpreter fools Tampa cops. Tampa police say a career criminal posed as an American Sign Language interpreter last week during a hastily-called news conference announcing an arrest in the Seminole Heights serial shooting case, leaving many Deaf viewers confused by her “gibberish.”

Tampa police spokesman Steve Hegarty says a lack of due diligence allowed sign language poser Derlyn Roberts to be a part of the news conference.

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Hegarty says Roberts presented herself as an interpreter for the Deaf just before the news conference. In that hectic moment, he says he failed to ask the right questions to determine whether she was from Purple Communications, which the city typically hires for sign language duties.

Rachelle Settambrino, who teaches sign language at the University of South Florida, says interpreter Roberts signed the following: “Fifty-one hours ago, zero 12 22 (indecipherable) murder three minutes in 14 weeks ago in old (indecipherable) murder four five 55,000 plea 10 arrest murder bush (indecipherable) three age 24.”

Roberts got out of state prison last year after serving years for organized fraud.

SOURCE - SNN

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Deaf Sister Locked In Closet For Seven Years

Woman kept Deaf sister locked in closet for seven years while stealing benefits.

CORUNNA, Michigan -- Candy Lawson, 46, was gave her adoptive sister Diana Churchill little food, water or clothing during her seven-year ordeal in the tiny 4ft by 8ft space. She was freed in 2015 when she was discovered at the house in Corunna, by construction worker, Robert Lamar, while he carried out works on the house.

Lawson was meant to be caring for her sister following their mother’s death 10 years ago, but instead subjected her to years of abuse. The prosecutor said: ‘I think the easy answer for us is we think the motive was the benefits she was getting, the social security money that she was getting.

‘It’s too bad that somebody can be on the radar with the SOS Administration that there is no protocol in place for actual face-to-face follow up, to figure out whether or not this person is alive and well, and actually getting the benefit of their funds.

‘In this case, obviously the system let this woman down.’

Diana’s brother, who had the same cognitive and physical impairments as her, died at the age of 33 weighing just 60lbs.

Police are now investigating whether she was also responsible for his death but no charges have been brought.

Lawson claimed that the closet was a room and the reason she locked her in was to prevent her from walking off in the night.

She also said that she hadn’t deprived her of food and was free to walk around the house.

However she was malnourished and so dirty that her skin reacted badly when nurses used soap to try and clean her.

Diana is now being cared for by the state and is doing much better according to Wnem.

Speaking about the case, Mr Lamar who found her said: ‘Horrible really. It was disgusting how she left her sister. Someone that doesn’t care about another human’s life.’ She will be sentenced on October 27.

SOURCE - Metro

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Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Oklahoma City Police

Oklahoman Deaf man holding pipe fatally shot by corrupt police officer.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- KOCO: A Deaf man is dead and the Oklahoma City police officer who shot him is on leave following an incident on the southeast side.

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Authorities said Tuesday night’s officer-involved shooting near Southeast 57th Street and South Shields Boulevard started with a hit-and-run accident. It quickly escalated to a shooting right up the street.

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The suspect, 35-year-old Magdiel Sanchez, was shot and killed by a police officer outside his parents’ home after he approached officers while armed with a pipe. His neighbors said Sanchez was Deaf and nonverbal.

“He had this in his right hand and was holding it up,” Capt. Bo Mathews said.

Sanchez’s father left the scene of a crash and drove to the home, police said. When officers arrived, Sanchez confronted the officers.

“As Mr. Sanchez came off the porch, he started advancing to the second officer,” Mathews said. “As he started going toward these officers with a pipe in his hand, the officers discharged their weapons.”

One officer fired a stun gun while the other used his gun, hitting and killing Sanchez.

Cellphone video from a neighbor shows the moments directly after Sanchez was shot and officers rendered aid. Neighbor Julio Rayos said he screamed at officers that Sanchez was Deaf and believed he might have been confused.

“They killed an innocent man,” Rayos said. “He was never aggressive to nobody. He was a real nice guy. I don’t think he deserved to die like that.”

The officer who used the gun is now on paid administrative leave. The district attorney will determine if the shooting was justified.

SOURCE - KOCO

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Deaf Man Shot, Killed By Louisiana Deputy

Louisiana sheriff's deputy kill Deaf electrical engineer, detain the only witness and delete the video controversy on social media.

LINCOLN PARISH, LA -- Louisiana's sheriffs and deputies claim a Deaf man was shot and killed after he opened fire on an officer--but they destroyed the video taken by a witness who says they are lying. A storm of controversy is brewing in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, after a police officer killed a Deaf electrical engineer this past week in broad daylight outside Simsboro High School in Lincoln Parish.

The man, Joshua Cloud, was a graduate of the University of Alabama’s School of Engineering. By all accounts, he was a happy, healthy, respectful, generous and kind human being. But by the official police statements, he shot at a police officer and was gunned down as a result. The only problem with the official story is that it does not match up with an eye witness accounts of the shooting.

One witness is calling Cloud’s death an act of “murder.” Quintin Crowe is a school security guard at Simsboro High. He said he was taking a smoke break when he heard a police taser being deployed. Crowe said he grabbed his camera and began recording. He observed a white male wrestling and fighting with an officer.

The man began asking the officer, shouting in fear, “What did I do?” Crowe said the officer deployed a K9 police dog on the man and said the man “busted a move” and he believed began to run in the opposite direction. It was at that instant that the shots rang out and Crowe said he saw the man fall, laying lifeless on the ground. Here’s Crowe’s first-hand account of what he saw:

Even though Crowe never once mentioned seeing the man with a gun, the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department issued the following statement, saying not only did Cloud have a gun, but he shot the deputy first!

Sheriff Stone’s statements stand in stark contrast to the eyewitness account, as well as the character witness testimony of dozens of Cloud’s friends—many of whom now believe the police are covering up a murder... Read More at The Free Thought Project.

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Deaf Girl, 5, Raped, Left To Struggle For Life

Deaf News: 5-year-old Deaf girl 'brutally' raped, left to struggle for life.

VARANASI, India -- A five-year-old Deaf girl is struggling for life at ICU of SSL hospital of BHU after being raped by a youth. The accused was caught red-handed by the villagers and handed over to Manduadih police after heavy thrashing in the wee hours on Thursday.

According to reports, Sanjay (24), a native of Ghazipur who lives near Phulwaria gate, worked as a labourer. He first struck at Patelbasti of Chandpur area and tried to lift a minor girl, sleeping with her mother outside their residence, but fortunately, the girl woke up and started crying following which other family members also came out of the house. They chased Sanjay, but he managed to escape.

After few minutes, he raided Natbasi in the neighbouring locality where he kidnapped the physically challenged minor girl, who was also sleeping with mother outside their hut. As the Deaf girl could not raise alarm, Sanjay took her to a neighbouring field and raped the minor.

In the meantime, the mother of the hapless girl woke up and raised an alarm. On hearing this, people of the locality came out of their houses and started searching the girl. On seeing the people entering the field, Sanjay tried to escape leaving the girl in a pool of blood. The people of this locality chased him while residents of Patelbasti also reached from the opposite side after which Sanjay was caught and beaten brutally.

After this information, police also reached there and somehow rescued Sanjay from the angry mob. The girl was immediately rushed to SPG divisional hospital where the doctors referred her to SSL hospital of BHU in view of sharp deterioration in the health condition of the girl.

SSP Nitin Tiwari reached the hospital to see the condition of girl and assured to extend financial support to her family for the proper treatment of rape survivor. He said that two cases, including raping the minor after kidnapping and bid to kidnap another minor, had been lodged against Sanjay, who was sent to jail.

SOURCE - The Times of India

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Deaf Protester Beaten, Arrested By Sheriff

A day after her Deaf son Connell Crooms was hospitalized after being beaten and arrested by Jacksonville Sheriff's Office during a protest in Hemming Park, his mother spoke at a rally Saturday in front of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida -- About 200 rally outside Duval courthouse in support of protesters arrested Friday night. Chanting “Drop the Charges” and “Free the Hemming Park 5,” about 200 people demanded the immediate release Saturday of a Deaf man and elderly war veteran bloodied by Jacksonville police who arrested them along with three other demonstrators when violence erupted Friday night during a protest at Hemming Park.

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Family, friends and fellow activists from the Jacksonville Progressive Coalition were among the crowd gathered on the steps of the Duval County Courthouse to demonstrate, and to call for an independent and transparent investigation into whether Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office personnel used excessive force.

Tears streaming down her cheeks and as she gasped for breath from a portable oxygen tank, Feliciaia Crooms appeared near collapse as she said police severely beat her Deaf son, Connell Crooms, then wouldn’t allow her to see him either at the hospital or later at the Duval County jail after arresting him.

“He is not a troublemaker by any means,” Crooms said of her son, whom she and others described as a good person as well as a passionate but peaceful activist.

“The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office should not be allowed to get away with this type of behavior … I do not wish for any harm to come to my son at the hands of JSO. It’s not right,” she said.

She and the other demonstrators also called on the Sheriff’s Office to arrest a counter-protester, identified as Gary Snow, whom they accused of being a provocateur. They said he not only provoked Friday’s violence, but also has attempted to disrupt previous protests they’ve held against President Donald Trump.

Sheriff’s Office officials couldn’t be reached for comment Saturday about the accusation they used excessive force and ignored the counter-protesters.

Snow later told the Times-Union he merely was exercising his right to freedom of speech. He characterized the protesters’ allegations against him as lies, and denied inciting the violence. Although not at Saturday’s rally in person, Snow acknowledged that he’s attended past coalition demonstrations as a counter-protester and said he’ll will continue to do so because that is his right under the U.S. Constitution.

Arrested Friday night along with Connell Aubrey Crooms, 26, of Jacksonville; were protest organizer David Marlow Schneider, 27, also of Jacksonville; Christina Elizabeth Kittle, 27, of Middleburg; William “Willie” Thomas Wilder, 74, of Jacksonville; Thomas Craig Beckham, 26, of Hilliard; and Robert Gordon Sheffield Jr., 67, of Jacksonville...

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Men Arrested After Shooting Deaf Man

Trio of criminals accused of terrorizing people, businesses in Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin -- A violent trio of criminals, Joel Rivera and Antonio Thomas has been terrorizing innocent people and businesses across the city.

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They even shot a man who is hearing impaired because he couldn't understand what they were saying, authorities said.

SOURCE - WISN

Deaf Drug Dealer & User Slain in Philippines

RAW VIDEO: Deaf Filipino man gunned down while setting in the corner on Manila street.

MANILA, Philippines -- The gruesome scenes of alleged drug dealer found shot dead in Manila on Friday are growing increasingly common as police wage a bloody war on narcotics.

A Deaf drug dealer was left for dead after being shot by a plain-clothes police officer, his bullet ridden body slumped face down in a dimly lit corner on the Manila street, soaked in his own pool of blood dripping onto the concrete pavement. Death toll rises as Philippines intensifies war on drugs.

Since June 30, when President Rodrigo Duterte took power and launched his war against drug traffickers and users, the police have reported over 3,000 drug-related killings, including 1,105 people killed in police operations up to Sept, 16.

Police revised that number down from 3,541, as reported earlier by the Philippine police chief Ronald Bato.

SOURCE - CNN

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Deaf Man Killed In Alabama Train Accident

Deaf man killed by train accident in Clanton, Alabama.

CLANTON, Alabama -- A man killed Wednesday in a pedestrian-train collision was Deaf and didn’t hear the train coming, according to Clanton Police.

The accident happened Wednesday afternoon at the crossing on 2nd Ave in downtown Clanton. The man has been identified as 62-year-old Danny Wade Reeves of Alabama.

Police say the crossing was equipped with functional crossing bars, lights, and signs at the time of the collision.

“There’s no way he would have heard it. And apparently he just simply didn’t see the train coming,” said Clanton Police Chief Keith Maddox.

Maddox says trains can be dangerous if you do not pay attention to the crossings, and he says those who are hearing impaired need to pay even closer attention to the signals.

“They just need to remind their loved ones to be extra cautious, extra attentive when they reach a railroad crossing because this crossing was well marked. It had the Rs, the lights, everything. So they just need to pay extra attention when they come to those kinds of locations.”

We checked records from the Federal Railroad Administration, which show this is the second incident at this crossing and the first fatal one. The only other report was a train-car collision back in 1978. That collision involved a train and a vehicle. The driver was hurt but survived.

SOURCE - WIAT 42

Police Pays $25K Settlement With Deaf Man

Woonsocket Police Department reaches civil rights settlement with Deaf man who was arrested in Rhode Island.

PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Providence Journal: The City of Woonsocket has reached a settlement with a Deaf man police arrested and held overnight without providing him with a sign language interpreter or other communications assistance.

The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Rhode Island Disability Law Center filed suit against the city and its police department on behalf of David Alves, a 25-year-old North Smithfield man who is profoundly Deaf. He accused the city of violating his rights by arresting him for allegedly making an obscene hand gesture.

In reaching the terms, the city did not admit fault but agreed to pay Alves $25,000 in damages and legal fees. In addition, it struck down a city ordinance that allowed police to charge an individual with disorderly conduct for using abusive or obscene language or making obscene hand gestures.

The city, too, agrees to put in place a policy and train staff to offer communications devices to people who are hearing impaired. Alves relies on American Sign Language to communicate.

According to the lawsuit, Alves was celebrating a friend's birthday in July 2015 at the City Side Club when a confrontation with a bouncer ensued. Two officers arrived and directed Alves to leave the club. The bouncer laughed as Alves started to leave, to which Alves responded by giving him the sign language version of "bull[expletive]." The sign entailed holding up his hand with his index and pinky fingers out and the middle two fingers held down with his thumb - a sign police mistook as giving them the finger.

Police officers David B. Wahl and other officers grabbed Alves, placed him in handcuffs and took him to the police station. He was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly making an obscene gesture. He requested a sign language interpreter, which the police did not provide.

When a friend went to check on his status, an officer wrote a note back saying, "These things happen, he just needs to take it as a learning experience."

The next morning they released him and issued a summons to appear in Municipal Court. His father requested an interpreter at the hearing. Court employees refused to provide such services until being called by the Disability Law Center. The court dismissed the charge.

Plaintiff David Alves said in a statement: "This settlement will help send a very clear message to all law enforcement in the State of Rhode Island that they cannot violate anyone's civil rights. I hope this settlement will encourage other police departments across the state to also adopt effective communication policies for all who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing."

"I am pleased we were able to settle this case and vindicate the important principle that individuals have the power to challenge police practices that undermine basic constitutional rights," V. Edward Formisano, representing the ACLU, said.

SOURCE - The Providence Journal

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Deaf Woman Found Burned On The Street

Deaf News: Police: Woman found burned on Dale Street in Rochester.

ROCHESTER, NY -- Rochester Police say that a woman was found burned on Dale Street on Sunday, and the incident is being investigated as a suicide attempt.

News10NBC does not normally report on suicides, but many people in the area had questions about what happened on Sunday in broad daylight.

Officers say they were called to a home on Dale Street around, where they found a woman on fire in a field located on a empty lot of the street.

The woman, reportedly somewhere between 40 and 50 years of age, was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital, where she is in guarded condition.

Tony Alonzo Thompson- a neighbor of the woman- was among those who found her. He was walking around the neighborhood when he found her, and immediately called 911.

"I'm trying to tell her, 'ma'am, it's gonna be alright.' I'm telling her it's gonna be alright. It's going to be alright.... but I'm crying because I knew her."

"She's looking right at," he said, "She's Deaf... and she pointed. She's naked, her pants are down to her ankles... and she was smoking."

Holly Mortensen, who lives across from the field where the woman was found, is still in shock over what happened.

"That's a little too close to home, that's my first reaction."

Mortensen was awakened by the police and firefighters that had arrived in the neighborhood, and when she looked outside, she saw one of her neighbors on fire.

"She wasn't moving, she was just laying there at the middle of the field," she recalls, "The EMTs put a respirator on her, or a resuscitator on her."

Fire and police have confirmed the event is now being investigated as a suicide attempt and that there is no danger to the public. Because of the sensitivity of the situation, News10NBC will not be releasing the name of the woman.

SOURCE - News10NBC

Deaf Woman Killed in the DC Hit-and-Run

Deaf Woman killed in the District's Columbia neighborhood hit-and-run.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- District's Columbia police are searching for a black SUV that is believed to be the car driven in a hit and run early Tuesday morning.

Police say the driver hit and killed a Deaf woman early outside her apartment in Northwest, District's Columbia.

Police say the SUV was going north on 14th Street when it hit a woman in a crosswalk, killing a fixture of the neighborhood.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Cole, 54,was Deaf. She couldn’t speak well, but she made a statement.

"Always a happy-go-lucky person as far as I know," said neighbor Dorothy Sharpe.

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Sharpe lives in Hubbard Place. Cole lived on the fourth floor. Early Tuesday morning, she was waiting at a nearby bus stop.

Mack Ferguson watched Cole get up and cross the street. That’s when he heard a black SUV accelerate before hitting her.

Cole was pronounced dead at the hospital.

"I hate to see anything like that. Right in front of me. Nothing I could do about it," said Furgeson.

Police are still investigating. Those who live there say it was only a matter of time.

"The message here is for people to slow down on 14th Street," said neighbor Mike Jay. "That's the message. And adhere to the crosswalk."

It's a plea friends say cannot fall on deaf ears, like those of Cole.

Neighbors say Cole lived alone. She had two grown children. Property managers say they’re still trying to contact them.

Police have their special Deaf and Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit on this case. You can text tips anonymously to 50411.

SOURCE - WUSA9

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