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Ferrets are Cool

(22,989 posts) Fri May 27, 2022, 01:43 PM May 2022

"It's like a fireman not going into a building because they might get burned," [View all]

I asked my wife, who worked with the FD for 20 years this question. If a firefighter knows a person is in a building that is burning, will they go in there to save them no matter the chances of being burned.
Her answer was ALWAYS.
Not so much for the police, right? They might get shot.
Yes, I know this is a broad brush, but dayum.

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"It's like a fireman not going into a building because they might get burned," [View all] Ferrets are Cool May 2022 OP

Cops have no legal duty to protect anyone. None. It's important to remember. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #1

Their job is to protect capital n/t hibbing May 2022 #2

yep WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #3

Do firemen have a legal duty to go into burning homes? Did the firemen and women of 911 Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #4

. WhiskeyGrinder May 2022 #7

Thanks Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #10

Every Father I know would have gone in the school and pwb May 2022 #5

So would every mother. BlackSkimmer May 2022 #9

That off duty Border Patrol agent borrowed a shotgun from his barber and rushed to the scene. gldstwmn May 2022 #12

police training for such incidents iemanja May 2022 #6

Apparently surround and wait for SWAT was an old protocol from the last century. gldstwmn May 2022 #13

Or like healthcare workers Jilly_in_VA May 2022 #8

They will go in and save pets! This is an excellent analogy. gldstwmn May 2022 #11