Well, you know, I think there is a duty of care involved. If a genuine badge can be purchased along with a genuine identification card and uniform there is an obvious danger to the public. Even to the agency itself.
Fred > If I were the FBI or secret service (or a member of the public) I > wouldn't > rely on a "badge". Waving round a badge, no matter the design, proves > nothing - any more than waving round a badge would prove the person or > people who ring the bell, have a nice uniform, and want to enter your > home, > are genuine police officers. > > FT2 > > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> > wrote: > >> If I were the FBI or the Secret Service I would keep track and change >> such images when they become publicly known regardless of expense. >> There >> is absolutely no excuse for disclosing accurate information which would >> permit an Al Qaeda operative having an FBI or Secret Service badge or >> identification of the correct design. >> > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
