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- From: Pam.Richardson@f75.n375.z1.fidonet.org (Pam Richardson)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Police Response
- Message-ID: <25718@handicap.news>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 21:24:23 GMT
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- [This is from the Silent Talk Conference]
-
- Daniel,
-
- Friday November 06 1992 02:20, Daniel Laflin wrote to Felix Game:
-
- FG>> I am reading this and I am wondering if Deaf signers would not
- FG>> be able to prevent this sort of ignorant misunderstanding if
- FG>> they wore medic alert bracelets like diabetics, etc, do? Some
- FG>> message like 'I am deaf and talk with my hands; don't cuff me'
- FG>> would at least alert any caring peace officer to the fact that
- FG>> he has an unusual "client" on his hands.
- ..
-
- > The bracelet would help AFTER the cuffing, after cuffing, and checking
- > to be sure the persons no threat, then the police should by law have to
- > uncuff one, else be SUED for civil rights violation.
-
- Remember, ANY body can wear these bracelets if one was designed for
- the hearing-impaired. Plus, this would not require any type of
- medical assistance, so some little thief might get some bright
- ideas to wear one of these just in case (s)he gets caught.
-
- > If those who sign think they have it tough... well as a lipreader, ive
- > had police stop me at night, and their spotlight makes it impossiable to
- > lipread their words.
-
- Maybe it needs to be implemented on the front of the driver's
- license in this case, since they ask for it immediately.
-
- Pam
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