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by Wynper on November 20th, 2009
I hope this is not a serious question.
by The Wraith of God is Coming on November 20th, 2009
Hey Hitler did that, it didn't turn out too well LOL.
by Thriftymaid on November 20th, 2009
No. Everyone would have to wear one.
by Anonymous on November 20th, 2009
that would be really difficult. It would mean the about 96% of the people I work with would be wearing "the mark." It would look like the company uniform.
by josie III on November 20th, 2009
It's the word "force" that always gets me.
by jin jang on November 20th, 2009
No,that would be not be a good idea.
by Tom on November 20th, 2009
I see your point, but this sounds like an invasion of privacy. I'd be more worried about having isues withthe people who haven't been diagnosed yet!
by Anonymous on November 20th, 2009
No, because you would be making that person a target of persecution.
There was another group that was forced to wear stars and look how that turned out.
by lovestocook on November 20th, 2009
I don't think so - There are such things as privacy.
by Anonymous P Witterspoon III on May 17th, 2011
What do you want to wear?
by Anonymous on November 20th, 2009
Not forced but I would imagine some wear things like medical alert bracelets. You know, that alert medical people to allergies, stuff like that.
by Cassandrafive on May 17th, 2011
Yeah, let's chip away at people's rights a bit more.
by Cassandrafive on May 17th, 2011
Sure- maybe in nazi Germany.
by gilbo on May 17th, 2011
No. but I think it would be a great idea for sex offenders, and in some cases, people with a violent criminal past.
by lyonese01 on May 17th, 2011
The last time this sort of thing happened was augmented by the Nazi Party . We all know how that finished up . I hope you are ashamed at asking this question .
by girona98 on May 17th, 2011
No.
by rebellious angel on May 17th, 2011
what is this the holocaust?
by mtndewman44 on November 20th, 2009
Sure,along with convicted DUI offenders,child molesters,rapists,and all the criminal offenders out there,lets label everyone:)
by dkat on November 20th, 2009
Would you?
by PencilWizard: the blue mimiga on May 17th, 2011
If the people with disabilities wear something in public then that would be taking after Hitler and thou shalt beith torn down from thou power and shall be killed for all to see
P.S. sorry if you cant read it but I'm still in Shakespeare mode
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on May 17th, 2011
no, absolutely not.
by iwnit on May 17th, 2011
1) No, this would probably only reinforce the social stigma associated with the mentally challenged. Also, this kind of things should never be compulsory.
Further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_stigma
2) By the way, for those who did make here a "reductio ad Hitlerum", I found out that the Nazis did not invent such badges:
"The yellow badge (or yellow patch), also referred to as a Jewish badge, was a cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments in order to mark them as Jews in public. It is intended to be a badge of shame associated with antisemitism. In both Christian and Islamic countries, persons not of the dominant religion were intermittently compelled by sumptuary laws to wear badges, hats, bells or other items of clothing that distinguished them from members of the dominant religious group.
The yellow badge that was compulsory in the Middle Ages was revived by the German Nazis."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_badge
3) A white cane for blind or visually impaired people makes much more sense:
"A white cane is used by many people who are blind or visually impaired, both as a mobility tool and as a courtesy to others. Not all modern white canes are designed to fulfill the same primary function, however: There are at least five different varieties of this tool, each serving a slightly different need."
Source and further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_cane
by Glenn_J8065 on May 17th, 2011
When Hitler stated that all Jews in occupied Denmark would have to wear yellow stars to designate who they were, King Christian II of Denmark decreed that all Danes would also wear yellow stars.
by Juice on May 17th, 2011
Yeah! Yeah! That's a reeeeeally good idea!!
And I should wear one announcing that I'm an Atheist too!
Then we'll all get stabbed, not just disabled people :D
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