Adventure antics!
Is it just me or does everyone hate the debate about forcing people who are rescued to pay for emergency services?
Justus Ansell, the 21 year old who jumped off a cliff at Noosa at the weekend might be stupid. He might have put other people at risk to save him. He might even be considered a public nuisance but to suggest he didn’t deserve to be rescued is ridiculous.
What about the lady winched off Mount Coolum yesterday? I don’t hear anyone bleating that she should pay for the rescue chopper. What about her judgement?
Shouldn’t someone ask questions about what she was doing up Mount Coolum in the first place? Obviously not.
We are lucky to live in a civilised society, where we value human life. Justus Ansell is very precious to his family and friends and was absolutely worth saving.
Every time this debate raises it’s ugly head we potentially put lives at risk. Wouldn’t it be terrible if someone decided not to call for help for fear of being charged for a rescue or publicly ridiculed.
I’m not an adventurer. I‘m not even that impressed by adventurers…
When I hear someone climbed the Himalayas or swam shark infested water or scaled a waterfall backwards or whatever extreme sports people, I usually think nothing more than I am glad I’m not married to them!
But do I think they shouldn’t be rescued when they get into trouble? Do I think they should be left in the middle of the Tasman or clinging to a cave at the bottom or a cliff in Noosa? Absolutely not.
We have a professional, rescue industry, I could not be prouder of the work they do. They are in the business of saving people’s lives…even stupid people’s.
Justus Ansell, the 21 year old who jumped off a cliff at Noosa at the weekend might be stupid. He might have put other people at risk to save him. He might even be considered a public nuisance but to suggest he didn’t deserve to be rescued is ridiculous.
What about the lady winched off Mount Coolum yesterday? I don’t hear anyone bleating that she should pay for the rescue chopper. What about her judgement?
Shouldn’t someone ask questions about what she was doing up Mount Coolum in the first place? Obviously not.
We are lucky to live in a civilised society, where we value human life. Justus Ansell is very precious to his family and friends and was absolutely worth saving.
Every time this debate raises it’s ugly head we potentially put lives at risk. Wouldn’t it be terrible if someone decided not to call for help for fear of being charged for a rescue or publicly ridiculed.
I’m not an adventurer. I‘m not even that impressed by adventurers…
When I hear someone climbed the Himalayas or swam shark infested water or scaled a waterfall backwards or whatever extreme sports people, I usually think nothing more than I am glad I’m not married to them!
But do I think they shouldn’t be rescued when they get into trouble? Do I think they should be left in the middle of the Tasman or clinging to a cave at the bottom or a cliff in Noosa? Absolutely not.
We have a professional, rescue industry, I could not be prouder of the work they do. They are in the business of saving people’s lives…even stupid people’s.
1 Comments:
thank you for that post. i agree with you. i think it is utterly ridiculous to put a price on someones life. i am left asking myself how much i am worth. and show my emergency if ever needed be one valid enough not to be prosecuted.
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