Maybe he was pushing his luck like some people in the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita disaster areas. For those who were drug heads, irresponsible and had no insurance; FEMA came through royally. Responsible, tax-paying folks who'd been paying home owners insurance rates for years did not fare nearly as well.
LET ME GO ON RECORD SAYING, I don't feel sorry for this free-loading jerk.
I agree entirely. All the man had to do way pay $20/YEAR to receive the service. Yet, he chose not to. Well, he has learned his lessons in personal responsibility now.
BTW, I am pretty surpised (and amused) to see the reactions of the FR conservo-socialists.
"LET ME GO ON RECORD SAYING, I don't feel sorry for this free-loading jerk.
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You aren't very Christian then. Losing a home to fire is a much greater evil than not knowing you had a bill in an area you moved into. Even if he knew about the bill and chose not to risk it, I still feel very sorry for him. The punishment in no way fits the crime. I fully think the fire department should put things like that out and then bill him the full cost of their service. It would be substantially higher than annual dues and would still teach him a lesson. Sitting by while a man's house burned is one of the biggest jerk things I can possibly imagine.