Sign language interpreter used gibberish, warned of bears, monsters during Hurricane Irma update

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Sign language interpreter used gibberish, warned of bears, monsters during Hurricane Irma update

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Sign language interpreter used gibberish, warned of bears, monsters during Hurricane Irma update

Updated on September 15, 2017 at 10:42 PM Posted on September 15, 2017 at 10:07 AM

By Leada Gore

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Officials in Manatee County, Florida are under fire after an interpreter for the deaf warned about pizza and monsters during an emergency briefing related to Hurricane Irma.

The interpreter, Marshall Greene, a lifeguard for the county, has a brother who is deaf, according to the DailyMoth, a video news site that provides information via American Sign Language. Greene was used as the interpreter for a Sept. 8 press conference regarding the incoming storm and possible evacuations.

Members of the deaf community said Greene mostly signed gibberish, referencing "pizza," "monsters," and using the phrase "help you at that time to use bear big," during the event. Other information signed to viewers was incomplete, experts said.
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Several videos online show the press conference with transcripts of Greene's signing.

[msongs]

1. his skill level seems to be a bit low for this job nt

[chillfactor]

2. I am a sign language interpreter.....

this guy is a disgrace......Knew it as going to be bad when he showed up wearing a yellow shirt...no interpreter signs against a yellow background....dark colors are worn so the deaf can better see the interpreter's hands.

[LakeArenal]

3. Coffeve.

[PJMcK]

4. Covfefe! (n/t)

[LakeArenal]

5. oops

[Javaman]

6. I'll just leave this here...

[Kaleva]

7. Thanks to him, no one was killed by bears, monsters and pizza during the hurricane.