Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken For Gang Signs

Jan 12, 2013 | 4:30 PM Written By: Pierce Watson

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Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken For Gang Signs

In a case of tragic miscommunication, a deaf man in Burlington, North Carolina was stabbed multiple times on Wednesday after his use of sign language was misunderstood as gang signage.

The man, 45-year-old Terrance Daniels, was speaking with another man in sign language, when 22-year-old Robert Neal approached him and stabbed him with a kitchen knife. Police caught Neal a few hours later and charged the young man with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, and felony assault on a handicap.

Burlignton Police staff Sgt. Mark Yancey made the statement that Neal mistook Daniels' sign for gang signs, but also added that Neal is not a member of a gang.

Emergency services got to Daniels quickly and he is in stable condition.

Source: gawker.com

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MIKEY 01/13/2013 11:45 am

Stupid Ass Gang Members

Death penalty 01/13/2013 9:16 am

hang the fucker in public,or take his head off in public

RWilly 01/12/2013 10:52 pm

He must be a mentally challenged blood, bc he tried to kill the wrong kinda crip... I hope they anally rape this fool nightly in prison.#cmonman

All street gang menbers are pussies 01/12/2013 9:37 pm

Pussy ass gang menbers (all of them), its not enough that they are to pussy to stand alone as a man, now they are stabbing the handicapped . I wonder if this was the pussy bloods, the bitch crips, the gangster fucked up the ass deciples, or the vice balls on our chin lords? So many weak pussies its hard to tell.

Marlodadon 01/12/2013 8:31 pm

Stupid fuckin bumpkins can't do shit right, how da fuck u dont kno sign language retards, south FAILS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

jewells 01/12/2013 6:19 pm

Maybe that nigga was "Anti gangs" and tried to take a stand in his community.. Just a thought.

Mu$h da great 01/12/2013 6:01 pm

Yeah lock his dumb ass up forever....

easya 01/12/2013 5:50 pm

jails make money off of dumb fucks like that bet he didn't know more inmates more money

Doeboy 01/12/2013 4:49 pm

Wtf?!? Hol' up?? So this dude IS NOT EVEN IN A GANG?!? Yet he stabs someone because he THOUGHT he was doing gang signs?!? This dumbass!! Going to prison because he never saw someone do sign language smh

NYzee 01/12/2013 4:49 pm

All GANG Members plz Just kill each other off already!!! Smfh this ain't Life!

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