Posted on 06/14/2010 6:33:54 AM PDT by bjorn14
Daughter was rafting on the Arkansas River this past weekend. They were told the water was 50 degrees.
Hopefully the girl had a wet suit but the guide is a hero.
The parents ought to make a very big public stink about the ‘rules’ baloney.
It's a shame we live in a culture where one is dammed if they do and dammed if they don't. We live in a culture where we have to second guess ourselves to think out a hypothetical scenario before we take any action.
I hope the girl’s parents sues the County for “hindering a hero while performing above and beyond the call of duty”.
The fire captain's offense? He touched a policeman on the chest.
The guide is 100% correct in his actions. The sheriff is an idiot.
I have personally assisted in hundreds of "river rescues". When you are a river guide, swimming in rapids and performing rescues are what you do. It's like the sheriff telling Ray Lewis not to make a tackle on a football field because it is "too dangerous" and he could get hurt. Well, duh.
OFGS. Who ARE these people??
Make you think South Park is a documentary.
This thread shows a total lack of respect for law enforcement
Let me guess who’s the best swimmer. The cops are just upset that they didn’t get the press release that they wanted.
That's right Dep'ty Dawg--
Punish the courageous...
Beat back any initiative in the heart of the brave...
Heaven forbid we should reward... or even take note of everyday heroes....
Inmates.... asylum.... asylum... inmates...
What is wrong with this picture????
Only unionized government employees are qualified to do anything, ever. Your job is to be obedient and hand over what ever portion of your wages they want.
Agreed entirely. My father was a volunteer firefighter as well. As you indicated, the training is important and I do believe training will kick in when needed most of the time. In a training exercise, my father and another fireman were accidentally (truly) left on the second floor of a burning house in zero visibility when the third man on the hose left with the hose. All three of them got an unplanned opportunity to use their training that day.
His guides are professionals, he said, trained and certified in swiftwater rescue.
This sounds exactly like what Obama says and does in response to emergencies. His indecisiveness is spreading down and giving locals cover for their own cowardice and inaction.
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I dont know the legalities, or the rules of conduct, but arresting this
guide seems petty and vindictive. Especially since it was a successful attempt.
Is the sheriff peeved he didnt get the credit?
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Probably sees future increases in funding going out the window.
Which may now be a certainty by the sheriff making a very public
jack-@$$ of himself.
Even if the guide did disobey the sheriff’s directive.
Screw the law enforcement, some of these jokers has about enough sense mess up a good egg. I would rather go to jail to save that girls, than to see the “law enforcement” dilly dally around to hunt for the right knot to tie, and which manual to use, or to see if the “guidelines” meet the local, state, or federal criteria.
More like typical government that cares only about power.
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