Reply #42: No!

[BattyDem]

Taxpayer's already pay for the National Guard as well as the police force, fire department and EMT services. Those groups exist to help people, yet when they actually need help, some idiot always comes along as says they should pay for it because they got what they deserved.

Is this what it has come to in this country? Will there be a litmus test to determine which people were merely victims of circumstance and which people "created" their own misery? Who decides?

If a person drives in bad weather, couldn't the argument be made that they knowingly risked their life and safety so they got what they deserved? If a plane crashes and there are survivors who need help, couldn't the argument be made that they knowingly risked their life and safety the moment they decided to fly and so they got what they deserved? If a drowning person needs to be rescued by a lifeguard, couldn't the argument be made that they knowingly risked their life and safety by going into the water in the first place?

You could apply that argument to everything! Basically, if you do anything other than sit in your own home, you're risking your life.

Honestly, I think it was foolish to climb a mountain when there was a strong possibility of a snow storm. HOWEVER, I don't think people should be punished for living their lives and/or making an error in judgement. Where's the compassion? Where's the understanding? Remember when BushCo wanted to charge Americans a fee to be evacuated from Lebanon? This is just more of the same shit! If we start charging people for help, how long will it be before they stop asking and try to handle a situation on their own ... and possibly make it worse? We already have people who need medical attention yet won't go to the doctor because they can't afford it. Now we want to create a situation where people who need help in other circumstances will think of the cost before their own well-being?

:wtf:

The cost of rescuing someone was never an issue before BushCo came into power. Think about that!