Why Would the Officers Not Think a Language Barrier May

question 56

Multiple Choice

Why would the officers not think a language barrier may have played a role in their decision to open fire?

• A)The suspect acted confused and disoriented before being shot by the officers.
• B)The suspect had violently assaulted another student in his grade.
• C)The suspect was an eighth grade student in the city's high school.
• D)The suspect's parents were Hispanic.

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