From what I've seen of the video (I haven't watched it all because it was both upsetting, and also caused a bit of anger. I'll watch it all a little later.), the fire fighters showed up to the house, but decided NOT to extinguish the fire. Why? Because the owners of the house hadn't paid a fee of $75 to do it. How fucking heartless can you get? I also heard in the report that the family were willing to pay it if they saved the house. I guess the reason they didn't just pay them there and then is because the money was either inside the burning house, or they didn't have money on them at the time and would need to go to the bank or something to get it. The fire fighters only acted when the fire started to spread to a neighbor's house, who'd paid the fee.
From a comment on my friend's status, she said that it was confirmed that there were pets INSIDE the burning house, which is now reduced to rubble. What happened to them? Were the pets rescued, or did they get left to burn inside the house? It's upsetting to think about really. I can't believe people would just let a house burn to the ground just because someone doesn't pay $75.
Makes me wonder...is this happening in just the one location in the USA, or is it something that is eventually going to be put into motion all over the USA? I'd hate to think that it would happen all over the USA because that will mean that there are going to be a few people losing their homes, or even their lives just because they can't pay $75, just because they can't pay up front.
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Ok. I've watched the entire thing now and I'm even more shocked and pissed off. According to the video, there was supposedly 3 dogs and a cat inside the building, all of which died in the fire. GOD! What the fuck is wrong with people!?
I'm amazed by how heartless people are. That home had 100s of memories inside of it, 4 pets and...geez. The family isn't blaming the fire fighters for it because they were just "following orders" that were given by the mayor of the town. Fuck that. I'd fucking blame them. Who fucking cares what the mayor says!? Be a fucking human being and have a heart! You don't just stand there and watch years of memories burn away like that. Just think...what if it was YOUR home burning? What if you hadn't paid $75 just because you couldn't afford to, or didn't have the money on you at the time? How would you fucking feel!? Even the comments on the video are shocking. Here are just a couple I'd read that really shocked me.
This man is a deadbeat good-for-nothing liberal leech if I ever saw one. Listen to what he says at 1:49! He though he would get help even if he didn't support the struggling fire department with the $75 that everyone else paid. Well, if you refuse to pay for the privilege of fire protection, then don't come whining like a little bitch when bad luck comes. And TheYoungTurks spin this, as usual, to support their liberal agenda. And they always slam FOX News for being biased!
The guy we are talking about here paid ZERO dollars for fire protection. Guess what! That means he gets ZERO fire protection. If I go to the store and they offer to sell me something and I say I don't want to pay for it.... Guess what I don't get to take it home with me. That how it works. If you think 75 dollars is over charging then you can start your own fire department and charge $50.00 per year.
Shocking, huh?
I heard this on the radio earlier and I couldn't believe it either. Granted the firefighters were told not to because of the money, but still.. so much for the name "fire fighter". They shouldn't be allowed to have the title. And I also heard there were 3 dogs in the house.
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