Duty of care is a legal term. I think more to the point an expectation of commonsense applies to those having a random badge waved at them, to verify it and not merely take it on trust.
FT2 On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l