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Justice Department Seeks Ebonics Experts

Posted by samzenpus on from the my-mama-no-raise-no-dummies-I-dug-her-rap dept.

In addition to helping decipher their Lil Wayne albums, the Justice Department is seeking Ebonics experts to help monitor, translate and transcribe wire tapped conversations. The DEA wants to fill nine full time positions. From the article: "A maximum of nine Ebonics experts will work with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Atlanta field division, where the linguists, after obtaining a 'DEA Sensitive' security clearance, will help investigators decipher the results of 'telephonic monitoring of court ordered nonconsensual intercepts, consensual listening devices, and other media.'”

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  1. Not enough mod points... by strokerace · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There aren't enough mod points in the universe to mod down all the trolls that are going to be posting on this topic.

  2. Couldn't help it... by John+Pfeiffer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ENGLISH, motherfucker. DO YOU SPEAK IT?

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  3. Re:That's not the professional term by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It says said group does not want to be assimilated and would instead prefer retaining certain unique cultural and linguistic elements.

  4. Translation: by twoallbeefpatties · · Score: 5, Insightful

    In other words, we have a dialect of English that is generally spoken in the inner-city areas that have a predominance of crime, and we need someone who understands this dialect to help us make sure that we understand what's being talked about when we intercept criminals speaking that way. You dig?

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