Read this, it's fucking excellent

"The whole situations seems surreal and it feels like its beginning to spin out of control, and I'm thinking that I should stand up from the benches in the back and explain, when the kids lawyer finally interrupts: Judge he says and then again Judge..,my client is deaf! He doesn't real lips He needs to look at the sign language interpreter. The kid is still staring dutifully at the Judge, waiting for something to happen. Look at her the Judge commands, while the kid continues to stare at him blankly. Look at HER he says again, raising his voice slightly as if a change in volume might make a difference. It doesn't, and finally his lawyer taps the kids shoulder and gently points to the interpreter who is making a beckoning gesture palms up, fingers wagging. The kid, mesmerized again by the clarity of her hands nods slightly as if to say ok I'm back' ":