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Sunday, August 10, 2008

¿Qué decir?

I came across this article from the NBC Channel 5 website in the Metroplex. I'll post the text here to save time.



Man Ticketed After Failing To Heed Bilingual Signs

An Arlington man says not knowing Spanish earned him a ticket after police stopped him in an area in McKinney with bilingual signs designated to accommodate day laborers.He got stopped on Highway 5 and Louisiana Street in McKinney."Most people that come into this area are able to notice there are signs in English and Spanish as well," said Lt. Scott Brewer.The Spanish language signs say "Prohibido estacionar y parar" and have English signs above them or facing another direction that say "No parking, standing or stopping.""It helps out in that they stay away from your property," said Jesse Raymundo of Magna Craft Furniture, a business in the area.Raymundo said the bilingual signs make it clear to everyone where day laborers and employers should meet."People now speak both languages and some people only speak one so it kind of helps out," he said.McKinney city officials said it has no plans to change its policy or signs."For us, it's a quality of life issue. We know that they're opportunities here, we've just taken the appropriate steps, we think, to make it go safely," Brewer said.


Now, at first glance, you would assume that the poor soul this article is about has been treated unfairly - after all, he doesn't speak or read Spanish, apparently. BUT - if you go to the article and watch the video provided, you can see a different story. The Spanish-language sign reading "Prohibido estacionar y parar" clearly have another sign below them, albeit at a different angle. And that sign is in plain ol' English. The guy's story about not seeing the English language sign? Pure baloney, IMHO.

2 comments:

Dee Martin said...

Agreed but points for imagination for the guy.

Anonymous said...

People will say anything to get outta trouble. I guess the price of his integrity is about $30. ;)