kolanuraven
Well-known member
America is called the land of opportunity, so I am giving the opportunity for people to listen to what I have to say.
Recently I have heard of a Hispanic man who is suing a police officer for the officer's inability to speak Spanish. Not police brutality, not racism, but because the officer of the law could not speak Spanish which, if I may point out, is not the majority language of America.
I cannot describe how angered I am at such a misuse of the legal system by suing a representative of the law simply because he or she could not speak a language that is not a prerequisite for the completion of their duty. However, if such a case does make it to court I am led to believe that nothing will be spared in the future.
I now have to ask myself that if in the future, if I don't speak a language that is someone else's only language, if they need something and I cannot help them will I be sued afterward? Will the government create a new policy to teach all government officials and employees all the languages that they may encounter until they are fluent? And exactly how much money would that take?
In my opinion I'm sure it would take more time, effort and money than would ever need to be expended on matters that are so amazingly trivial as to be totally unimportant to myself, and I'm sure many others feel the same way as I.
As far as I'm concerned this should have never happened and that I can only hope that this is an isolated incident that it does not set off a chain of events that once set into motion could not be stopped.
This appeared in our local paper in the Letters to the Editor section and is true. Hmmmmm......even I agree that this is getting WAY out of hand if this goes to court, which I guess it will.[/b]
Recently I have heard of a Hispanic man who is suing a police officer for the officer's inability to speak Spanish. Not police brutality, not racism, but because the officer of the law could not speak Spanish which, if I may point out, is not the majority language of America.
I cannot describe how angered I am at such a misuse of the legal system by suing a representative of the law simply because he or she could not speak a language that is not a prerequisite for the completion of their duty. However, if such a case does make it to court I am led to believe that nothing will be spared in the future.
I now have to ask myself that if in the future, if I don't speak a language that is someone else's only language, if they need something and I cannot help them will I be sued afterward? Will the government create a new policy to teach all government officials and employees all the languages that they may encounter until they are fluent? And exactly how much money would that take?
In my opinion I'm sure it would take more time, effort and money than would ever need to be expended on matters that are so amazingly trivial as to be totally unimportant to myself, and I'm sure many others feel the same way as I.
As far as I'm concerned this should have never happened and that I can only hope that this is an isolated incident that it does not set off a chain of events that once set into motion could not be stopped.
This appeared in our local paper in the Letters to the Editor section and is true. Hmmmmm......even I agree that this is getting WAY out of hand if this goes to court, which I guess it will.[/b]