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minus-squarebradorsomethinglinkfedilinkarrow-up74·1 year agoWe did that during Katrina, we told people we couldn’t make them leave, but to write their ssn in permanent marker on both arms to help us ID them later.
minus-squareKrzd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoI’d be really curious for how many that was convincing enough to leave, and how often it actually helped identifying the bodies
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoI’m betting the people who didn’t leave didn’t write any ID on their arms
minus-squareKrzd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFair, although always that 1 guy that surprises you
minus-squarebradorsomethinglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt would wash off, and bloating would make it indecipherable. Also cows float upside-down, just 4 hooves sticking up.
We did that during Katrina, we told people we couldn’t make them leave, but to write their ssn in permanent marker on both arms to help us ID them later.
I’d be really curious for how many that was convincing enough to leave, and how often it actually helped identifying the bodies
I’m betting the people who didn’t leave didn’t write any ID on their arms
Fair, although always that 1 guy that surprises you
It would wash off, and bloating would make it indecipherable. Also cows float upside-down, just 4 hooves sticking up.