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Originally Posted by Lanny_MacDonald
Bullcrap back at you. I can only speak for what I know down here, but police agencies in the metro-Phoenix (and Los Angeles) area have Spanish interpreters on call at all times, because communication is such a huge problem down here. In fact, the officers have available to them 24x7 interpreter services in almost ANY language, thanks to an inter-agency system that has the speakers available by pager and cellphone at any time of the day. And no, you don't know when to comply without completely understanding the language. There have been instances where individuals have been shot because of honest miscommunication.
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I will guarantee you that a huge proportion of interpreter's time is used on domestic calls. In a situation like this where the safety of the officers, bystanders and the perpetrator at risk, it's a whole different set of rules. As I said, if I'm acting out of control and a police officer points a weapon at me, I know exactly what I have to do.
EDIT: Not even mentioning the fact that the guy was speaking English.