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Deaf Persons Stabbed After Making "Gang" Sign

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-let-your-hands-write-a-check-your-butt-can't-cash dept.

TomBifkin writes "A group of hearing-impaired men were recovering today after being stabbed during a night out in Florida when a fellow patron confused their sign language for gang signs. Alfred Stewart, 31, was at the Ocean's Eleven Lounge in Hallandale Beach to celebrate a friend's birthday with a group of friends, all of whom are deaf, NBC Miami reported. The group was communicating using sign language, but a woman at the bar thought the group was making gang signs in her direction. According to police, 45-year-old Barbara Lee became angry and confronted the group, but they motioned for her to leave them alone. She then left the bar, before returning with two others — including 19-year-old Marco Ibanez. Mr Ibanez allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed Mr Stewart, two of his friends and a bouncer, during a confrontation at the club."

10 comments

  1. Un. fucking. believable. by mr_mischief · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How stupid can even a gang banger be to never have heard of sign language?

    1. Re:Un. fucking. believable. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      How stupid can even a gang banger be to never have heard of sign language?

      Well, stupid enough to be a gang banger.

    2. Re:Un. fucking. believable. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Gang bang? Pics or it didn't happen!

    3. Re:Un. fucking. believable. by The+End+Of+Days · · Score: 1

      Clearly the problem is that we haven't given them enough money.

    4. Re:Un. fucking. believable. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And then there are stupids that got themselves so much of your money that they Trump everything

    5. Re:Un. fucking. believable. by DaMattster · · Score: 1

      Very stupid, bro, very stupid. Gang bangers are definitely not the sharpest tools in the shed.

  2. Pathetic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why am I not surprised that this happened in Florida?

  3. 45 Year old confronted the group? by CrispyZorro · · Score: 0

    Where does a 45 year old woman dig up a 19 year old thug? Better still, why does she know anything about gang signs or - at that age - care?

    1. Re:45 Year old confronted the group? by CrispyZorro · · Score: 1

      Ohhhhhh...meth: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/two-men-stabbed-after-sign-language-was-mistaken-for-gang-signs