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I don't see the big deal here. If there were lives in danger, then yeah I'm sure the fire dept. would've gone in and saved those people. These people didn't want to pay and so they do that at their own risk.. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they probably felt entitled to that service but that's a whole other issue in itself. The $75 thing is beyond stupid but its what the town decided on. Now, the firefighter's should've done the right thing and gone in IMO. But at the same time you have to look at it from the town's fire department's point of view as well. If they do that for these people, then others will stop paying because they figure well, the firefighters will just put it out because they're nice guys. That isn't how things work because then nobody would pay for the service.

First of all, that's stupid. People pay taxes for that very reason, and that's the end of that discussion. If a chick was hiding in her closet, close to being murdered, and she phoned the police, should they ignore it if she didn't pay her "police fee" (if that existed)? What if there was a baby in that fire? People need to do the right thing, sometimes going beyond what they are told to do. When I was 15, I had a diabetic seizure in a grocery store. A cashier ran to grab some honey, gave it to my mom to use in between my cheeks to bring my sugars back up. Didn't pay for the bottle of honey. If that bottle was $75, I'm sure it wouldn't have mattered...and if so, it would've been paid for AFTER it was used. They stop the fire immediately, and if they are still heartless, they can charge the family $75 after it's over with. That's more related to things like flood and fire insurance. Do you know what hospitals do? They have to accept you no matter what, insurance or nothing at all, empty pockets, whatever...and they bill you later. You come in there with a devastating injury, and they are required, by law, to treat you. Doesn't even have to be that big of an injury, either. Firefighters, police, and doctors/nurses in the ER...they are all required to do their job (or should be required to do so), no matter the situation.

That's horrible, if I was the firefighters I would have disobeyed my orders and the put the fire out myself.

It's ridiculous, the policy and the reaction to it. Those people are humans, and they lost a huge chunk of their lives due to the fire. It shouldn't cost $75 to protect your personal items, preserve memories and, above everything else, prevent a disaster that causes you to have to rebuild your life (which costs money and emotional scars). Pathetic.

The Nets are probably going to miss out on Melo. They didn't get LeBron James. They didn't get John Wall or Evan Turner. And that, right there, is my other problem with tanking.

^I agree with your point (travesy3)... one of those rare times. At the end of the day, you want to see your team win it all. That should be the ONLY reason why you cheer for your team. You don't cheer for your team because they win 60 regular season games and be blasted in playoffs anyway. You support them through good and bad times because you have that FAITH in your team that SOMEDAY they will win a championship... unless you're happy to see your team make the playoffs and be defeated in First or Second Round. The objective for your team is to win the championship. If your team is always in the middle of the pack, too good to land a top 3 pick, good enough to make playoffs, but still too bad to get out of First Round... there's no reason to be content with what's going on. Sometimes, people "try to be positive" and condemn tanking, but they forget the big picture. They forget why they're in this. I'm not for the spirit of tanking but to get the result sometimes you have to be willing to take a short-term hit for long-term gain. Take a step backward to take 2-3 steps forward. Take the Hawks for example. Everyone knows they're gonna be the same team, and they can't beat the Celtics/ Heat/ Magic. If there's a can't-miss difference-maker talent in the next draft, e.g. Tim Duncan back in 1997, they should consider tanking because if they do, at least they position themselves to grab that talent. Obviously, tanking is no guarantee to land top pick, but if you at least give yourself a chance to make it happen, it's better than nothing. If they don't tank, they're not gonna be in lottery, make the playoffs, and return the a similar roster for the next 3-4 years with similar result, getting ousted in the second round. On the other hand, if they strike luck (because they position themselves to receive it) then the talented rookie might be the difference maker they need to get over the hump. Would you suck for 1 year and have a chance to be special the following season or would you be "pretty good" for the next 4 years but don't win a championship anyway/ come close to it? I'd rather choose the former. The Spurs (supposedly one of the "classiest" organizations in ALL pro sports, if not the classiest) would have done the tank job all over again, it won them Tim Duncan and 4 championships.

I support tanking through the GM, you trade players who aren't in the long term plans that will win more games for you. You don't encourage losing, but at the same time I don't want you to make acquisitions to try and win more. You are better off in the NBA winning 20 games than 30, if you aren't drafting in the top 5 you'll be lucky if the player you draft is a starter 5 years down the road. You win in the NBA by getting superstars, the only way to (typically) do this is to get a top 3 pick, and to do that, you have to lose a lot. I would rather my team tank and win 15 games than win 35 games, there are far more positives in winning 15 than 35. So I guess you could say I support tanking as long as the best players are still playing, if you want to lose more, trade your top players (unless they are long term pieces to the puzzle of course).

"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan Think this summarises my opinion regarding tanking pretty well.

I first want to give two servings of: http://fatfinch.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/american-crow.jpg - wikipedia.org On to the main course. - EastCoastNiner, July 28th, 2010 - EastCoastNiner, July 16th, 2010 - Just for the lols. Kevin Kolb is on the same level as Carson Palmer and Alex Smith. - EastCoastNiner, July 15th, 2010 - Prodigy, July 16th, 2010 - EastCoastNiner, July 17th, 2010 - Prodigy. Sarcasm, but still is lol worthy. - ECN. Iupati has been good, but Davis is an abomination at Right Tackle. Move him inside. I'm sure there are more gems out there.

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Who the [expletive] cares if someone you've never met likes a sports team that's successful?

The two consecutive terms amendment should be repealed and Bill Clinton should be reinstated as president. That is all.