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Raft guide arrested after saving girl.
Denver Post ^ | June 13, 2010 | Jason Blevins

Posted on 06/14/2010 6:33:54 AM PDT by bjorn14

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To: smokingfrog

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.


41 posted on 06/14/2010 6:55:34 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: bjorn14
And if the rafting employees had just sat on their haunches and done nothing but wait for "government employees" and the girl drowned, they'd probably get charged for something else. Either way they are probably going to get sued for the raft flipping over and causing pain and suffering, blah, blah, blah.

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.

42 posted on 06/14/2010 6:56:42 AM PDT by 3catsanadog (If healthcare reform is passed, 41 years old will be the new 65 YO.)
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To: bjorn14

I hope the girl’s parents sues the County for “hindering a hero while performing above and beyond the call of duty”.


43 posted on 06/14/2010 6:57:08 AM PDT by Terry Mross
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To: bjorn14
Another cop ego story:

Dallas Fire Captain arrested

The fire captain's offense? He touched a policeman on the chest.

44 posted on 06/14/2010 7:01:00 AM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: bjorn14
We're with the government and we're here to help.
45 posted on 06/14/2010 7:02:52 AM PDT by Outlaw Woman (Blessed Is The Nation Whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Sender
Under the jail you Bast******, they were putting their Gilly suits on. LOL
46 posted on 06/14/2010 7:04:20 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: Genoa
Because I guarantee the guide knew ALOT more about the river and the dangers than the government rescuers EVER would.

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.

47 posted on 06/14/2010 7:04:25 AM PDT by KeepUSfree (WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
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To: bjorn14

OFGS. Who ARE these people??


48 posted on 06/14/2010 7:06:13 AM PDT by GnuHere
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To: gibsosa

Make you think South Park is a documentary.


49 posted on 06/14/2010 7:07:00 AM PDT by Tribune7 (The Democrat Party is not a political organization but a religious cult.)
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To: bjorn14

This thread shows a total lack of respect for law enforcement


50 posted on 06/14/2010 7:09:40 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The naked casuistry of the high priests of Warmism would make a Jesuit blush.)
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To: bjorn14

Let me guess who’s the best swimmer. The cops are just upset that they didn’t get the press release that they wanted.


51 posted on 06/14/2010 7:09:47 AM PDT by A Strict Constructionist (We are an Oligarchy now and worse if we fail. TeaParty On...)
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To: bjorn14
The high sheriff needs to get his priorities in order...

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????

52 posted on 06/14/2010 7:09:49 AM PDT by Wings-n-Wind (The main things are the plain things!)
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To: bjorn14

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.


53 posted on 06/14/2010 7:09:50 AM PDT by conservonator (How many times? 7X70!)
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To: Ro_Thunder
I’d be better off in the house than a fire-fighter who does NOT have any idea the floorplan of my house, or the obstructions.

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.

54 posted on 06/14/2010 7:10:59 AM PDT by FourPeas (God Save America)
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To: Genoa
I might agree with you, except for the following:

His guides are professionals, he said, trained and certified in swiftwater rescue.

55 posted on 06/14/2010 7:13:06 AM PDT by FourPeas (God Save America)
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To: bjorn14

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.


56 posted on 06/14/2010 7:15:13 AM PDT by twigs
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To: bjorn14

bump


57 posted on 06/14/2010 7:20:04 AM PDT by VOA
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To: bcsco


I don’t 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 didn’t get the credit?

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.


58 posted on 06/14/2010 7:24:16 AM PDT by VOA
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To: Genoa

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.


59 posted on 06/14/2010 7:36:28 AM PDT by Bullfrogg (American by birth, Irish by heritage, and hellraiser by choice)
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To: lady lawyer
Typical bureaucrats. They care about “process” and have no concern for results.

More like typical government that cares only about power.

60 posted on 06/14/2010 7:37:06 AM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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