G'day Everyone!
You gotta be kidding me. $50,000 settlement for being tazered in your own home just as stepping out of the bath tub? This week, you ought to hop, skip, and comment at the important issue that is hitting on deafness.about.com this week.
Here's the link to what Jamie is asking for comments: http://deafness.about.com/b/2009/07/13/should-this-deaf-man-accept-this-settlement.htm
and the story where it's coming out from:
http://www.kwch.com/Global/story.asp?S=10652754&nav=menu486_2_3_2
I've a message for Donnell Williams: GET A LAWYER! Let your lawyer do your talking for you before you think to settle on $50k!
Personally, every time I'm wanting to take a bath or sleep in my own home or apartment, I make sure every door and window is locked before I take off my hearing aid. We all should be afraid of people that try to break into our homes/apartment. It is our worst nightmare. Does $50,000 covers it in Donnell Williams' case? I don't think so.
So this week, I'm running a poll at the bottom of my blog page, near the chick tract. Please vote. You have till July 20th. After that, I will announce the results and share with you and Jamie.
Also, if you want to leave a comment, do it nicely and stay on topic. Thanks!
Semper FI!
1 comment:
I know, the man should have put in a condition beside the settlement that at least a police officer or someone know sign language to try to communicate with the person before using the Tesar. It is ADA law that criminals have right to special tools for communication like sign language or even by writing on paper or use an translator to try to communicate. But that topic was never brought up when the man decided to settle for $ 50,000. He should take them to court for not only more money but to have the Police Department as well as the Fire Department take training in sensitive to how to deal with deaf people. If they know sign language, this issue would have been resolved without using the taser unless the man become violence.
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