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Old 02-11-2016, 07:33 PM  
Rob
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
I have a friend of mine who is a fireman.... If that's not enough, he's a fucking fireman in Stocking, California..... I don't care what anyone thinks, but his job is to run into a burning house and save people.

That alone makes him a hero in my eyes.
Based on your logic, anyone who has a job which puts them in harm's way should be considered a hero. They knew the risks when they signed up, but they're still heroes in your eyes?

If that's the case, why don't we ever hear about the Hero Timber Workers? Hero Structural Steel Workers? Heroic Garbage Men? Power Line Working Heroes? Super Hero Truck Drivers? Farm Workers? Construction Workers? And lets not forget about those ever so heroic Roofers!?!?! Every job I just listed has a higher mortality rate (and most have less pay) than firefighters, police, and in most cases, the military ---- DURING WAR.

To put things into perspective, 150 U.S. workers die every day. 130 cops died in ALL OF 2015. 83 firefighters died in 2015, and a majority of them were volunteer firefighters. It's media brainwashing. Authority Figure = Hero = We idolize them = We obey them.
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