Dog on ship

[bUU]

Seriously? The examples you raise are issues punctuated by violence and denial of basic human rights.

Though denied as denial of what you termed as "basic human rights" by nay-sayers at the outset. And before you ask, no, it is not surprising that there are people who choose to marginalize similar expansion of generalized consideration of what is "basic human rights" and that such people would seek to deny the parallel I outlined.

 

How would someone have perpetrated "exploitation through deception" in your comparables?

Which is one of the points I made. That is the only thing that is significantly different between this scenario and those other scenarios of denial of "basic human rights". The disparagement of "the other" is the same. The marginalization behavior is the same. And so on.

[SherriZ366]

Bill just introduced in Hawaii targeting bogus service animals.

I know there are also bills in other states' legislatures.

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/02/20/hawaii-news/bill-targets-growing-problem-of-bogus-service-animals/

[ONECRUISER]

Bill just introduced in Hawaii targeting bogus service animals.

I know there are also bills in other states' legislatures.

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/02/20/hawaii-news/bill-targets-growing-problem-of-bogus-service-animals/

Nothing against real service animals, but for others....This is a start.

[GUT2407]

I have never understood the lack of registration/proof

[bUU]

I have never understood the lack of registration/proof

That stemmed originally from the sometimes shockingly-brazen inclination toward unjust discrimination against people with certain conditions, which in turn led to basic principles of anti-discrimination riding that fine line between ensuring provision of the necessary accommodation but at the same time ensuring the appropriate level of privacy regarding why the accommodation was necessary.

[Paulette3028]

Bill just introduced in Hawaii targeting bogus service animals.

I know there are also bills in other states' legislatures.

http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/02/20/hawaii-news/bill-targets-growing-problem-of-bogus-service-animals/

 

Tackling this situation does have to start somewhere, but this bill is very vague in itself.

 

The bill says: "Senate Bill 2461, introduced January 19, would make the act of falsely claiming an animal to be a service animal a misdemeanor offense, punishable by a maximum penalty of up to six months in jail or up to $1,000 for the first offense."

However, Senator Ruderman points out there is no “clear, objective” way to easily prove an animal is a trained service animal. Although people ask for certificates and colored vests, the ADA does not require service animals to be certified, and such items can be easily obtained online — “having a vest only proves that you can buy a vest online,” Ruderman said.

To actually implement any law you would first need to solve the problem of certification and the requirements that must be met for certification.

When people bring up the argument of privacy, privacy itself would still be maintained. The organization providing the certification would be the only people knowing what the need of the disabled was to get the service animal along with the department/company that provided the training to the dog and certifying the dog received it. No one could ask 'what reason do you have for the service animal' -- that would remain private.

[Rala]

That's how you know the dog isn't a service dog. A real service dog would be on the floor. They're working animals; allowing it to sit at the table is distracting it from doing the job it was trained to do.

 

...another clue is that while being fed at the table, the "service/support" dog is all dressed up like the cutest little ballerina you ever did see :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: .

[SherriZ366]

Nothing against real service animals, but for others....This is a start.

Agree -- I think there are bills in other State Legislatures.