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MSNBC on "yuppie 911"
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:26 pm
by Wes
To kinda continue some of the discussion for the roadside accident thread, I thought this was an interesting article. Maybe replace hiker with climber in a few of the places as well..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33470581/ns/us_news-life/
"In the past, people who got in trouble self-rescued; they got on their hands and knees and crawled out," says John Amrhein, the county's emergency coordinator. "We saw the increase in non-emergencies with cell phones: people called saying 'I'm cold and damp. Come get me out.' These take it to another level."
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:36 pm
by Saxman
Once again a law is needed to keep people from being stupid. If you are smart enough to buy a personal locator beacon, you are smart enough to know when it is idiotic to push the damn button.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:57 am
by blakeleathers
Ridiculous... (I want one!)
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:53 am
by DriskellHR
Holy shit! I knew there were some slap fuckin idiots out there but DAMN!!
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:40 pm
by kato
Saxman wrote:Once again a law is needed...
...or the rescue services could just be more selective of when they undertake a rescue.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:15 pm
by maine
You really can't outlaw stupid.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:16 pm
by jordancolburn
kato wrote:
...or the rescue services could just be more selective of when they undertake a rescue.
No impending lawsuit there...
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:21 pm
by ahab
jordancolburn wrote:kato wrote:
...or the rescue services could just be more selective of when they undertake a rescue.
No impending lawsuit there...
and herein lies the problem...
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:22 pm
by ahab
this kind of thing reminds me of that movie idiocracy.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:23 pm
by ahab
we are devolving.
k, done.