[frogjerk]

In my opinion, active participation helps, but cannot replace the jobs of the local, state, and federal levels in managing safety in our communities. It is a chain. And active participation, when it does help, cannot survive alone without expenditures of time and money, as it would if the Local State, and Federal agencies did what they SHOULD be doing.

Depends what active participation means. I would hope and dearly want those in the jobs you describe are Patriots Actively participating. I am not going to concede nor should those in the jobs you enumerate not be patriotic citizens aka actual public "servants". If they are not patriotic citizens they should not be hired and if already hired, fired at whatever the cost. Their continued employment puts the citizenry at risk.

And you are correct, I don't think there is a great disparity of our opinions, just definitions and clarity needed.

[rlmorel]

I get your point...:)

Thank you.