“Why would I want to put out there on my license – hey, I’m a nut job,” said Marvin Myers, president of the Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance Inc.
Some veterans have pins or patches with "This veteran medicated for your own protection" and it's up to them what they want to let others know. This law, supposedly is intended to do the same however, as with most laws, the law will take on a life of its own.
If they really wanted to help, then for heaven's sake, why didn't they use their brain? Why not have Combat Veteran instead of PTSD? That would have not only made a lot more sense, but would have honored the fact they are among the few to know what it is like to fight for this country.
PTSD diagnosis could appear on driver's licenses
By Nancy Badertscher
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some Georgians could soon be carrying a unique driver’s license – one that says they have post-traumatic stress disorder.
Lawmakers recently passed legislation that would allow current and former military to request the PTSD designation on their driver’s licenses.
The legislation, which has to be signed by the governor to become law, would likely make Georgia the first state with a driver’s license that denotes a specific health problem, other than poor eyesight.
Some veterans and law enforcement officials say they can’t image that many servicemen and servicewomen will want their PTSD diagnosis put on display when they present their driver’s licenses to cash a check, buy alcohol, board an airplane or face a traffic cop.
Read more here after you are done screaming!http://www.ajc.com/news/ptsd-diagnosis-could-appear-523250.html
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