Being dead doesn't shake me at all. It's the dying part that's gonna suck.

I don't think I come here enough for that.

I was indifferent to whether he resigned or not.

I just found it odd as he would have a tough time being taken seriously anymore after the flood of bad press him and his family got.

That was hardly surprising. .50 Cal rounds are the size of dry-erase markers.

It's idiotic, rude, and insulting to have interrupted a committee testimony over such a trivial issue. Senator Harris had no issue understanding Mr. Aguirre - he shouldn't be wasting everyone's time by making nativist talking points. -Sun_Tzu-

Weird, I find it idiotic, rude and insulting to address a hearing in a completely different language when you just could have spoke the language native to everyone on the board.

I'm all for free speech but if you're a cop you're expected to act and behave to a certiain standard. I put that same standard on soldiers and politicians.

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[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"] Actually, no. The Senator is unnecessarily complicating things by making a big deal out of this period, probably in the attempt to diminish the man's testimony by highlighting his lack of English. It's basic marginalization strategy right out of "Derailment for Dummies". Where's the complication if the guy brings an interpreter along? Seriously. What's complicated about a few extra seconds while an interpretation is made? nocoolnamejim

The first thing that comes to my mind is possbible misinterpretation. That, and the Senator wants to hear the case from the man himself.

The problem of misinterpretation can also be used if he chose to speak in English, though. But, as I said previously, after living here for 23 years I doubt he would have a problem communicating his case in English.

It seems we're going to have to respectfully disagree. I don't buy the argument that he would have a problem communicating in English. Not after living here for 23 years.

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[QUOTE="kuraimen"]I guess a person that speaks sign language shouldn't be allowed to testuify either then since he/she needs someone tranlating into proper english :roll:kuraimen

If a person is speaking sign language they are most likely mute.

That example is completely different.

Because a mute person can't ****ing talk. Going off the article the man could speak English.

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[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"] And there's nothing wrong with that. I speak a small smattering of Swedish due to being married to one. If I was asked to testify on something in Sweden I'm pretty sure that I'd prefer to speak in a language I was vastly more comfortable in for fear of saying something stupid due to my extremely limited abilities in my non-native tongue and have a professional interpreter translate my thoughts.nocoolnamejim

Well, the man's been living here for 23 years. I'm going to assume he's become quite fluent in English. If you were fluent in Swedish you probably wouldn't have a problem speaking Swedish it in that given situation.

I sympathize with the Senator because it seems the man is unnecessarily complicating things.

The first thing that comes to my mind is possible misinterpretation. That, and the Senator wants to hear the case from the man himself.

The problem of misinterpretation can also be used if he chose to speak in English, though. But, as I said previously, after living here for 23 years I doubt he would have a problem communicating his case in English.

I guess a person that speaks sign language shouldn't be allowed to testuify either then since he/she needs someone tranlating into proper english :roll:kuraimen

If a person is speaking sign language they are most likely mute.

That example is completely different.