Minnesota Policeman Uses Mace On Deaf Driver, City Settles Case For $93,450
On November 17, 2006, Douglas D. Bahl was pulled over in St. Paul for allegedly running a red light. Ordinarily, a driver in that situation would've provided a license and other documents, chatted with the police officer, and maybe gotten off with a warning. (Or not.) That's not what happened. Bahl is legally deaf and wanted to communicate with...