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>LAST EDITED ON Apr-15-14
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>Ok I understand we disagree.
>
>A couple of thoughts. I too
>do not generally like the
>government dictating what we can
>and can't do. However sometimes,
>for the benefit of all,
>it is the only way
>to effectively manage certain issues.
>
>
>To suggest we should just have
>rules and hold the people
>who fail to comply accountable,
>in general makes sense, but
>in reality does not always
>work. Say someone negligently causes
>a wild fire which burns
>up 500,000 acres. How can
>that person ever be held
>accountable for the loss of
>500,000 acres of forest ?
>Everyone who loves to camp,
>hunt, hike, fish, etc. will
>have lost that forest for
>many years. The person who
>caused it will never effectively
>be held responsible, they can't
>replace it.
>
>How about the risk of human
>lives? So someone is forced
>to eat a couple of
>turkey tags in a year
>with extreme fire conditions. I
>seemed to recall 19 Arizona
>wild land hotshot fire crew
>members from Prescott lost their
>lives fighting a wild fire
>last year. There is truly
>more at stake than the
>loss of the forest. In
>my opinion, a few eaten
>turkey tags, or a few
>cancelled camping trips, is a
>small price to pay, for
>a closure until conditions improve.
>
>
>Anyway, I understand we disagree.
>
>Good hunting to all.
CAelk...if you were an elk...you'd be a tule. Firefighters and police and all the others put themselves on the line everyday, if they were too worried about dying they should find another job, but I guess in today's world being a school teacher isn't even safe.