[blindlaw] Law Enforcement Officers Seek Assistance

[Michael Fry]

If the badge was marked with braille, that would be a sufficient way to
verify the officers identity because it seems difficult to counterfeit a
medal police bage with braile.  Moreover, normally sighted people are
susceptible to convincing con artist, occasionally I hear stories of people
being coned into believing a conman is an officer because they are disguised
in police gear such as for example they are wearing a uniform, have hand
cuffs, etc.  Therefore, the threshold shouldn't be absolute proof of their
identity but rather a reasonable assurance that the person claiming
authority is actually who they say they are.  A braille engraved badge would
meet this threshold.  A blind person should have the right to feel the
officers metallic badge and the badge should have a braille identifier.

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:39 AM, M BG <my5thattempt at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Though I like your idea of the baton and handcuffs being a way to identify
> the officer (and found it humorous), not all law enforcement carries these
> items.  I have a stalker and there has been an ongoing investigation in
> which several members of law enforcement have had to come to my home to
> obtain sworn statements, computer evidence, and what not.  Each time I am
> precautions and make arrangements to know who is coming and when in addition
> I will call my lead investigator if one shows up unannounced.
>
> I also live in San Diego and during the wild fires here, I truly wished
> that there was a way for local fire departments and agencies to know somehow
> from my call or the reverse 911 call that I was blind and needed extra help
> when evacuations were mandatory.
> Locke Milholland <lmilholland at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>  With the identification question, the Officer can allow the blind person
> to
> call the police department and verify the officer's identity and location.
> Other than that, the baton and handcuffs can help convince the individual.
> Locke
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shouldn't be absolute proof of their identity but rather a reasonable assurance that the person claiming authority is actually who they say they are.  A braille engraved badge would meet this threshold.  A blind person should have the right to feel the officers metallic badge and the badge should have a braille identifier. 
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 11:39 AM, M BG < mailto:my5thattempt at yahoo.com my5thattempt at yahoo.com
> wrote:
Though I like your idea of the baton and handcuffs being a way to identify the officer (and found it humorous), not all law enforcement carries these items.  I have a stalker and there has been an ongoing investigation in which several members of law enforcement have had to come to my home to obtain sworn statements, computer evidence, and what not.  Each time I am precautions and make arrangements to know who is coming and when in addition I will call my lead investigator if one shows up unannounced. 
 
I also live in San Diego and during the wild fires here, I truly wished that there was a way for local fire departments and agencies to know somehow from my call or the reverse 911 call that I was blind and needed extra help when evacuations were mandatory. 
Locke Milholland < mailto:lmilholland at hotmail.com lmilholland at hotmail.com
>
wrote:
With the identification question, the Officer can allow the blind person to
call the police department and verify the officer's identity and location.
Other than that, the baton and handcuffs can help convince the individual.
Locke
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