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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2006-10-05 08:59 am

Today's moral quandary

[Poll #837389]

(Sparked by this on the BBC)

[identity profile] amberite.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Ahh, this story's not linked from here. I thought the firemen were there for safety checks, etc. :-)

I'm still waffly on it regardless. At that point, you have two questions:

1 - Should we give firemen non-crucial duties like distributing leaflets?

2 - Should firemen be able to beg off any of their duties because they don't like the circumstance?

I still want to give a resounding NO on question #2. Question #1 is "perhaps not", but it doesn't cancel out my idea of the obligation of honor for anyone in such a position, regardless of what they're doing on behalf of their organization.

[identity profile] pickwick.livejournal.com 2006-10-05 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...I don't think they should be able to refuse to do it, necessarily, but it would be nice if the force had asked for volunteers.