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So if they get an undeserved "hero" status,,what is that to you? Would you rather see them dead? Then there would be more "dead heros" and make the story better.

Maybe you just shouldn't read about this,,it wouldn't be such a lump in your craw!

"So if they get an undeserved "hero" status,,what is that to you? Would you rather see them dead? Then there would be more "dead heros" and make the story better."

You really had to REACH for that!! lol

It's always interesting to read these threads. You get the sense that if the world's views reflected those of many people on this thread, Columbus never would have sailed. Alan Shepard would never have taken his ride. Ernest Shackleton and Edmund Hillary would be unknowns. Chuck Yeager would have stuck to driving his car. And the list goes on.

Folks, society bears the time and cost of these recovery operations because it is this sort of risk taking and bold action that makes this nation great. While this particular expedition didn't turn out well, the net effect of all expeditions is a positive one for society.

Reagan said about people like these, "I know it's hard to understand, but sometimes painful things like this happen. It's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. It's all part of taking a chance and expanding man's horizons. The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave." Here on FreeRepublic the best most people can muster is a variation of, "The taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the foolhardy thrill seekers who knew they were taking a big risk. The families of the climbers should pay for their own search teams; they shouldn’t expect the government to pay for the reckless chance the climbers took."

How sad.