A spirited debate took place on The Fence Post over whether local police are properly equipped to deal with people who have disabilities, and how equipped they should be. Fence Post newbie “SusieFila” started it off:
“I was in Pizza Hut today with my deaf niece and there were about 25 different police inside some state, some local. My niece was asking who those people were. My husband went and asked if anyone signed. No one did.
“A female state officer came over and smiled at her and knew the sign for pretty so she told her she was pretty. The gesture was appreciated. However she went on to tell us that only one officer she knew of signed. I informed her that there were six deaf children in my niece’s class and that deaf people are on the rise as premature children have a big impact on this number going up. She said that the department were focusing on teaching officers to speak Spanish ... ”
Among the many responses were this post from “blueangel”:
“I work with a lot of different disabilities in both of my jobs and ... I firmly believe that anyone that works with the public in that fashion such as the police, fire department, ambulance etc. should have people that are trained to spot people with disabilities and have some knowledge in how to communicate with them so that it does not cause further problems or misunderstandings [and] so that no one gets hurt.”
However, other Fence Posters such as “Hawk-64” worried about “more laws, more unfunded mandates, more taxes.”
Other topics discussed on the Fence Post this week included how many people have cars with over 200,000 miles and thoughts on the State of the Union address. To express your thoughts, visit The Fence Post at www.fwdailynews.com/forums/.
Source: KPCNews.net
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