[DugwayDuke]

"Sure it is....just don't go up the damn mountain !"

Well, let's cancel government fire and ambulance services too. After all, these involve choices too. If you didn't build a house you would need a fire truck to put out your house fire or if you didn't ride in a car you wouldn't be in a car wreck either.

[InvisibleChurch]

I think liberals want us to live in 'tugboat society' where everyone should wear old rubber tires around themselves and all their property so nothing ever gets hurt or damaged.

[Mopp4]

What happens to people isn't always within their control.

My response was a reaction to this statement by a poster. The climbers made a choice to put themselves in this situation. Climbing a mountain is certainly dangerous and I wouldn't consider it a necessary activity of everyday life like driving a car.
I never said "don't try and rescue them". But now everybody has to react to their situation.

[org.whodat]

Well, let's cancel government fire and ambulance services too. After all, these involve choices too. If you didn't build a house you would need a fire truck to put out your house fire or if you didn't ride in a car you wouldn't be in a car wreck either.

Childish response of the thread.

[Aquinasfan]

Well, let's cancel government fire and ambulance services too. After all, these involve choices too. If you didn't build a house you would need a fire truck to put out your house fire or if you didn't ride in a car you wouldn't be in a car wreck either.

It's a matter of degree. A typical ambulance ride for a grossly overweight person who has suffered a heart attack is a lot less expensive than this search and rescue mission.