There is a West African that attended American high school and a US
> university and got a certificate, all in English. Now he is having sex
> with a 7-year old relative and claims he needs a translator to effectively
> counter the charges against him. The COURT is burdened with getting this
> guy an interpreter, but has failed to do so in a timely manner. The judge
> threw out the case because the court can not give this guy what he claims
> to need -- although by all accounts he has no difficulty with his command
> of English. A speedy trial is a guarantee that the prosecutor will not
> drag his feet, but in this case the prosecution is not going forward
> because the court is dragging its feet. What kind of crap is this!? >
> As a further slap in the face, the judge ordered the guy to see a shrink
> to assess his command of the language! What in hell does a shrink know > about language?
AND a quick check of the Yellow Pages found seven interpreters in the metro area.