Would you have done the same if it meant possibly losing your job? Lifeguard Fired for Rescue Attempt

by kyle Posted 2012/07/04 23:24:56

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	yes	15 votes	94%
	no	1 vote	6%

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beach bum 2012/07/05 17:20:31

yes

yes

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ScoutLdr 2012/07/05 08:40:49

yes

A human live is more important then a paycheck.

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sally 2012/07/05 05:09:37

yes

+1
WOW...

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natwebb 2012/07/05 04:24:30

yes

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It is incredibally wrong to have fired this lifeguard.
I worked 4 summers as a beach lifeguard in Virginia and would have done the same thing.

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♌βļąƈʞƦơșƐ3033♌ 2012/07/05 02:50:50

yes

+1
It's human instinct to help a fellow human being who's life is in danger.

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Kashee 2012/07/05 02:33:31

yes

+1
I couldn't watch someone die if I thought I could help.

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Walt 2012/07/05 01:33:43

yes

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I'd rather have a lifeguard on duty like Lopez than one who thought jurisdictional rules were more important than human life.

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Schläue~© 2012/07/05 01:14:33

yes

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Sounds like the city/county needs to look for a different private contractor or expand jurisdiction.
We're not talking about a parking ticket.
Reminds me of an incident in Washington (I believe) where security 'cops' stood by and watched a female being attacked and robbed because intervention wasn't included in their job description.

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Aingean to Schläue~© 2012/07/05 01:37:23

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Sad world we are living in today. Its quit depressing.

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Schläue~© to Aingean 2012/07/05 01:41:41

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It keeps the trial lawyers busy.
Common sense was replaced by the ability to slip on a French fry your own kid dropped and become a millionaire overnight.

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Aingean to Schläue~© 2012/07/05 01:44:03

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Spilling hot coffee on yourself too. Though what kind of idiot would order a hot coffee and expect it not to be hot is beyond me.

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Schläue~© to Aingean 2012/07/05 01:47:21

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It's the society 'some of us' created.
A bunch of lawyers figured they could make a fortune and came up with the idea of 'insurance' long ago.
The world hasn't been the same since.

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Aingean to Schläue~© 2012/07/05 01:47:56

+1
Agreed.

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sockpuppet 2012/07/05 00:37:26

yes

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You can't let somebody die.

Regardless of what *might* have happened,
this one sounds like a sure thing.

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The Elitist Libtard SodaJerk 2012/07/05 00:29:46

yes

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I would want to do the same! I can't swim so I would drown.
The Guy was saving someone elses life, and gets fired. If I were that guys boss eventhough he "broke the rules" I would have let him slide. And his boss should be glad I'm not the guy he fired. I would've dragged his ass just out of zone dropped him in the water, and would've said "Sorry dude, not my zone."

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me being me 2012/07/04 23:30:45

yes

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I do my best to always do the right thing, even if I may be disciplined for it later.

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Aingean 2012/07/04 23:30:12

yes

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I couldn't sit back and watch someone die. I could live with losing my job I couldn't live with it if I did nothing to help someone if I could. Kudos to this guy and the guys that backed him up.

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