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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725
Context is important as is common sense. This was at a very large store and the person with dementia had been doing well up to a point where something set her off.
The caretaker took her charge out of the store quickly and went to her car. The RETIRED LEO-- or someone who claimed that-- followed them out to the car and demanded IDs.
That is NONE of this person's business. Alzheimer's patients yelling is a common occurrence. You take them out of the setting which our family's caretaker did. These caretakers are often in uniforms of a sort. Some do have name tags on some do not. Some wear clothing with their company's name on. Some do not.
An 80-90 woman with what to a reasonable person looks like a health care worker hardly never would be being kidnapped in that setting. Probably never anyway.
Use common sense. Most of the people in the large store did that. The retired LEO made things worse, not better. And I do not remember hearing him showing any ID whatsoever. He did call the police but the company we have called them and turned them away as far as I know. The company also called me and said they were working on getting my family member home but they did have to deal with the police.
My family member was very upset by the whole thing. That is the person with Alzheimer's. The man claiming to be a retired LEO made that day and this weekend a lot harder because of his sense of self-importance. And again I do not remember him showing any ID. He just claimed to be a retired LEO.
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If ONLY everyone had common sense like you. Too bad we live in the real world. I am sorry for your family members issues. But, imagine how your post would have read if your family member had been kidnapped while people stood by and watched....