Firefighters watched a house burn down

[LightningCrash]

not if I was on fire

look on the bright side, doctor howser will pull bacon out of your throat for $75 annually.

 

[JonN06]

yeah,I don't care about firefighters.......or children........or kittens....ho hum....

He'll save children, but not the British children.

 

[Glocktogo]

look on the bright side, doctor howser will pull bacon out of your throat for $75 annually.

Dude, haven't you heard? Doogie's gay! He gave up the medical practice for Broadway! At least singing and dancing helps people forget their burned down house while they're choking on bacon!

 

[vvvvvvv]

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[MLRyan]

He'll save children, but not the British children.

Washington, Washington, 12 stories high, made of radiation

 

[Lurker66]

Wow, this is sad and pathetic on the firefighters. I'm active duty and have been called some horrible things, spit on, and physically threatened because of my military service, but I still do it and will still fight for those people that degraded me. They won't save a man's house and property because he didn't pay the annual $75. I guess I never realized firefighting was a "for profit" organization. There was a time when people became firefighters(police, miiltary) to help others. They had the skills and equipment necessary to prevent him from being homeless and didn't out of spite. F*** those firefighters and anyone that agrees with them.

i agree, i hope he sues the city, county, the fire dept, and the firefighters who responded. I also hope he loses. Im sure the guy learned his lesson over a 75 dollar debt, now teach the city, county, fire dept, firefighters and community a lesson on why its cheaper to do a good service. Rather than sit and watch a tragedy.

 

[yukonjack]

i agree, i hope he sues the city, county, the fire dept, and the firefighters who responded. I also hope he loses. Im sure the guy learned his lesson over a 75 dollar debt, now teach the city, county, fire dept, firefighters and community a lesson on why its cheaper to do a good service. Rather than sit and watch a tragedy.

Sue them for what? You really need to read the articles and understand the concept of paid-subscription fire departments.

http://www.nwtntoday.com/news.php?viewStory=64384

A South Fulton woman whose home was destroyed by fire Monday does not hold a grudge against firefighters.
Vicky Bell said today she is happy she safely escaped and glad her neighbors’ homes were protected by firefighters.

 

[Lurker66]

I understand. I think the service of "pay for spray" is wrong policy for county, township or a state. There are better ways to afford firefighting services in situations where property is being destroyed. Even a bogus lawsuit that has no merit will cost more than putting out a fire. Maybe then the "community" will come up with a better policy than "no pay, but we will stand by and watch and do nothing". piss poor community for not fixing policy. He learned his lesson now let their community learn theirs.

 

[vvvvvvv]

\Even a bogus lawsuit that has no merit will cost more than putting out a fire.

Would that not be knowingly filing a frivolous lawsuit? In some areas, that's a no-no.

 

[yukonjack]

I understand. I think the service of "pay for spray" is wrong policy for county, township or a state. There are better ways to afford firefighting services in situations where property is being destroyed. Even a bogus lawsuit that has no merit will cost more than putting out a fire. Maybe then the "community" will come up with a better policy than "no pay, but we will stand by and watch and do nothing". piss poor community for not fixing policy. He learned his lesson now let their community learn theirs.

It's been like this for over 30 years. If the community wanted something different don't you think they would have fixed it by now? This isn't the only community in the USA that has these types of fire services. You'd think people would have sued the tar out of them and shut them all down by now.....