[blparent] police called

[Judy Jones]

My son-in-law is a state trooper.  What would be a hoot is if you had a policeman relative or acquaintance who would agree to wear a blind fold and let you take him sighted guide, he holding your elbow, and walk past the busy-bodies.

Judy


-----Original Message-----
From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto via BlParent
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 12:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] police called

That would have really started the rumor mill spinning!  I love it!  People 
talk too much.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Star Gazer via BlParent
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 12:46 PM
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Cc: Star Gazer
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Jennifer if I'd been you, I'd have found a
bunch of male friends and walked around with some, had lunch with others,
maybe gave one I thought was hot a hug, in other words I'd confuse the heck
out of your neighbors.

-----Original Message-----
From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer S
Jackson via BlParent
Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 1:41 PM
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Cc: Jennifer S Jackson <jennifersjackson at att.net>
Subject: Re: [blparent] police called

It was really not a big deal in the end. My family still thinks it was
pretty funny. The o and m instructor even thought so when I later shared the
part about several people calling my mom and sister. I included him in the
story here so you would all know I was not wandering around dangerously in
and out of traffic or anything.

Like Rebecca wrote, anyone can call the police. They were involved yesterday
because someone saw my son on the way to the library and called the police.
That had nothing to do with blindness. My other son and I had two police
cars involved last year when we were walking home from cub scouts because
someone called in.I said we were fine and showed the officers the map on my
phone that my son and I were stopping to consult every block or so because
he was learning about maps in scouts that week. Many people like to relieve
their own discomfort by calling in a police report so they can tell
themselves they took action to make the world a better place. People notice
us because of the blindness and when you add a cute kid to the mix it will
draw even more attention. I have been asked variations on the question of
who lives with me to feed my guide dog a number of times. If people do not
think we are competent to put a little kibble in a bowl, of course they
think we, and any child with us, are in great danger when out without a
keeper. :)

Jennifer J
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From: BlParent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jessica via
BlParent
Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 10:20 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] police called

Oh my gosh! It didn't even occur to me that the priest could be called when
I'm walking down the street with my daughter! Frankly, excuse my French,
that scares the hell out of me! I may not have been on this list when you're
told that story, what happened?
LOL! I'm feeding my daughter right now and dictating. That was supposed to
say the priest not the priest. Police

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Jennifer S Jackson via blparent
<blparent at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> We post here occasionally about our own fears or experiences as blind
> parents and various local authorities. I think I shared before about
> being out on an o and m walk and having people call the police because
> I was out walking with a baby. That same day I was reported to my
> mother and sister by various people who saw me out including the one
> who said that I was with a man who was not my husband. J
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>
>
> So today I was working out at the gym when  I received a call from an
> unidentified caller and I almost did not answer. My 11 year old had
> actually just left a few minutes before after stopping in on his way
> from home to the library. The police sergeant identified himself and
> just wanted to confirm I knew were Henry was. In fact when I sounded
> concerned he assured me that his family home schools to and that my
> son
was polite and respectful.
>
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>
> I know this is kind of a no news event, but I think sometimes we
> forget to share when things are going well as they probably are most
> of
the time.
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>
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>
> Jennifer J
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