Just got a call

[archenemy]

why is it when some civil servant, ie police officer or fireman ect dies in the line of duty's everyone gets all up and up about thier family, and why are they more important than say the average joe who bangs nails for a living's family suport. i mean come on they choose thier job, no one said hey you have to be a policeman, or whomever, they get paid pretty dam well, or atleast a resonable wage that they can live on and suport a family with. im sure they have the opertunity to buy into life insurance, and i bet they do get really good coverage from the empolyer for such a thing. what makes them an exception to the rule, we all pay thier wages anyway through taxes, shouldn't every person who dies on the job have thier families suported?

I totally agree with this. I also get pissed when they start talking about giving special mortgage loans to teachers because "they can't afford to live in the community they work in". What? Hell, I can't afford to live in the community I work in. And why would a teacher be considered more of a valuable asset to a community than any other professional? We picks our jobs and we know what they pay. Can't whine later and expect special treatment.

[rob]

I disagree completely, Arch. I think somebody who voluntarily takes a job in which he risks his life and limb to save others, for generally low pay, deserves a little special treatment. As do their families.

 

I don't think I would place teachers in this category, btw. Sorry Ivan!

 

Edited September 29, 2007 by robmcdan

[AlpineK]

I'm going to have to remember some of those lines the next time a telemarketer calls.

[ivan]

if the donation comes w/ a sticker though, you can see it as a form of organized bribe and make it work for you - i've got out of tickets pretty much on the basis of having one of those pro-cop stickers on my car before - obviously it won't help if you have a dead hooker in the trunk (or maybe it would?), but a 1$ donation to avoid several hundred dollars in tickets is a damn shrewd investment