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Old 07-16-2022, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
That was a terrible situation. But, imagine if it was a kidnapping and the LEO had done nothing. In todays society it is often more dangerous to do nothing that to take unnecessary action.

Maybe the caregiver should have had a positive state issued ID stating they were a license caregiver and a photo ID indicating who they were taking care of.

Caregivers abound in the Villages. As do dementia patients. And there is a lot of turnover in that industry.

A better solution is for people to have some common sense. And read up on Alzheimer's and other kinds of brain diseases.