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NEW YORK - Retiree Gene O'Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, as a volunteer helping to shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only ID to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.
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"A couple times I showed them my Marine tattoo, and they said go ahead," recalled O'Brien, adding that he and other volunteers also came up with their own makeshift identification cards.

"We didn't forge anything, we just made them up with our own pictures and at one point we copied a UPC code off a Pepsi can and they were as good as gold," said the Scarsdale resident.

It might not be so easy the next time disaster strikes.

In an effort to provide better control and coordination, the federal government is launching an ambitious ID program for rescue workers to keep everyday people from swarming to a disaster scene.

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Feds to restrict volunteers at disasters - Yahoo! News

Yeah, this is exactly what we need - a way to restrict people wanting to help other people. Pfffft.

Lego

Just another example of the federal government stepping in where it is unneeded. This is a retarded policy.

Professor

This is more Poliical BS,

People are in trouble, lets make sure that only government approved volunteers can help, sorry lady who is dying, I can't help you, I don't have the proper ID Badge. Bull$hit

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