re: #158 shanec99

You know, I hope none of you ever get mugged, and the only person who saw the mugger is a non English speaker who cannot assist the police investigation because translators were unavailable.
Or you never have a heart attack and the person who came upon you clutching yor chest couldn’t get help because they couldn’t read the signs telling them how to get help.
Being able to communicate helps all of us. Barriers to effective communication can have terrible consequences.

Most every crime I see on the news in the morning is local losers preying on the nearest victim. Language is the last thing on their mind, and most cases the victim is their neighbor.