Yes public servants can quit when faced with possible death and so can you.
The big difference is that they don't!
In private industry you got any brains you would tell your supervisor that
there is a likelihood of you getting injured or killed and refuse to do the
job until it was safe.

If you call and tell the police someone is in your house with a gun what do
you expect them to do?
What would you do if your neighbor called you some night and told you that?
Would you run over there and confront the intruder or would you tell him to
call the police?

I think the big difference is that our public servants are expected not to
avoid or run from dangerous situations.
In industry OSHA demands you stop work if you think there is any danger of
death or injury.

When was the last time you walked into a bank or store thinking you might
get shot?
Every time a police officer in uniform walks in one he damm well better be
thinking just that.

Hope this helps explain just a few of the differences between their job and
yours.

William Lee


"Soliloquy" wrote in message
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othanks (James S. Prine) wrote in
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Why is it that cops, firemen, and EMTs feel that they have some kind of
patent on working dangerous jobs? I also work at a dangerous job, and I,
like any of you, have the same option. If I don't like the danger, I can
quit.