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Originally Posted by PQ
And then it starts. Seriously..... what are the chances your house burns down? Pretty small. So you send a message that they show up anyway. Many people would take the gamble that they don't have to pay that cost. AND how exactly do you collect that cost. Espec. when they are having to repair damages thta resulted from the fire while burning...... Good luck with that. Put it on the 'Accounts recievable' books? You would effectively be privatizing your local Gov. Can't call it a tax. Call it a Fine? That would mean liability. And your right back to the proverbial fork in the road. Accountability, or not? So the black hole of losing independance strikes again.
It's NOT an easy decision. I'd probably have told my guys to put the fire out. But I will not critisize the decision made.'
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No and I agree. It's a tough thing to judge b/c there is the factual logical side (he did not pay, they did not provide the service, end of story) and the sad human side to it (his house was burning with his possesions and pets inside) that make it hard to judge what "right" is.
I'd be in teh same boat as this guy if I were in his place - I'd pay anything to save my house - and I WOULD pay and never put myself in that spot again. But there are plenty of people that would NOT pay and would mooch and would abuse the system b/c 98% of people are douchebags..... so....sometimes decent people who made a bad choice have to be the examples for the douche's. (He coulda been a douche, I'm just giving him the benefit of the doubt here).