WHO ELSE THINKs WE SHOULDNT RESCUE HIKERS???????????

Question

I THINK IF YOU DECIDE TO GO HIKING UP A MTN AND GET LOST OR GET HURT, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RESCUE YOU MORONS. I MEAN YOU KNEW THE RISKS YET YOU TOOK IT AND LOST. WHY SHOULD TAX PAYERS HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR YOUR OWN STUPIDITY? WHY SHOULD RESCUERS RISK THEIR LIVES BECAUSE YOU COULDNT FIND A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK GO EXERCISE AT? YOU TOOK THE RISK YOU DIE. WE'LL LET YOUR DUMB BODY FEED THE WILD LIFE.

Answer 1

Well as an avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast I am appalled at you lack of respect for human life. Not knowing enough about these peoples situation or skills, did they bring enough supplies, did they check the weather, did someone get hurt? Without knowing these things it is not fair to pass judgment. Oregon does have a law that allows the rescue agencies to charge the people that they rescue if they see fit. By all means charge the people that risk there lives doing something stupid (like ducking rope at ski resorts), but if an accident occurs and it was out of there control then leave it be. Besides most rescuers do it not for the money or the glory but they understand that things happen when you step outside your door and they want to help.

I hope none of you people ever get into an accident or a situation where you will need someone's help because you will look foolish.

Answer 2

I am guessing by your question that you are one of those unfortunate souls who have never been to a wilderness area. Yes, wilderness areas are not safe; they are not tame. Nor should they be. That doesn't make a person irresponsible or a moron though for going into them. That just shows that they have some courage and a passion for the natural world. Substituting a high school track for the wilderness is like substituting a song on the radio for front row seats at a live concert. It just doesn't compare. (Ok, maybe that's a bad analogy) You don't go to the wilderness for exercise though. You go for the quietness. You go for the fresh air. You go for the challenges. You go for the stillness. You go for the adventure.

By your standards, a person driving their car on vacation should be left for dead if they crash their car. After all, shouldn't they have known that an estimated 40 million people worldwide are injured in car crashes every year? They took the risk to drive for recreation; let's just leave them for dead. Why should we pay tax money for EMS to treat such careless people? Wow. What happened to compassion; what happened to helping out our fellow man?

Answer 3

That's a very good question! Recently a situation of lost souls has occurred and it is discouraging. (I actually used to live up in that area until about 2 years ago). Tourist get lost, it seems more acceptable to enlist search and rescue. However, when locals do it, knowing how the weather can change at a moments notice-- it's really hard to be sympathetic.

Answer 4

Those people have friends and families who are instigating the search, local fire and rescue who's job it is to rescue people everywhere, local mountain rescue teams who dedicate themselves to saving people, and volunteers who are avid mountaineers themselves and would expect someone to help them in return if they ever got lost, injured or frozen. I don't know how they got military helicopters to help, but I have no doubt that if those helicopters weren't out searching for lost hikers, they'd be on training exercises flying around using the same fuel they'd be using otherwise, which has already been budgeted for such activities. Finding lost hikers is a valuable training exercise for them all, at something they wish to become expert at, and get paid for. There's nothing wrong with it at all, and it doesn't come out of your pocket, unless you advocate a complete sweeping reduction in all military activities.

Answer 5

i know what u are saying............i agree to a point..............and disagree to a point.

they said on the news the other day that people ought to pay a $500 deposit just in case something like that happens.that ought to pay a national guardsmans salary for a couple of days.

someone also answer and said something about hurricanes and fires.
people dont set their houses on fire on purpose or make hurricanes so their lives are destroyed.there is a big differance in that and putting urself in danger on a 12000' mountain.

i feel bad for the fellas that died,if they are actually dead which is more than likely true.

my understanding is most of the searchers are volunteers,which i do commend them for risking their lives to help someone else.

also someone said they should close the mountain for a couple of months........i agree with that also.

Answer 6

I couldn't agree more. If you want to go hiking in totally unsafe areas because it couldn't happen to you, when something bad does happen, it is no one fault but your own for making a stupid decision to begin with. I see no reason that other people, who were smart enough not to try the stupid hike in the first place, now have to risk there lives to save these morons. Leave them up there as a sign to the next nitwit that decides mountain climbing is cool. Maybe they come across the corpse and decide it is time to turn around and go home, then we saved a life without risking any innocent ones.

Answer 7

Who else thinks that we shouldn't rescue people in burning buildings? How about when your house is on fire and the fire dept puts it out?

Hello? how about New Orleans? Why should we rescue those people that decided to live under water?

It is because most of are humans and want to help others out.

Answer 8

I'm all for rescuing people who are left stranded through no fault of their own i.e. natural disasters, transportation accidents, etc. But to climb a mountain when you KNOW weather is likely to get bad quickly, then expect taxpayers to spend millions and millions of dollars fishing you out, that's ridiculous. I think federal or state officials need to put their foot down on macho guys who want a thrill and get stuck. Maybe just close down the mountain to climbers Dec.-March. Think of all the money and resources it would save taxpayers!

Answer 9

YES THEY SHOULD. Beats going over to other countries and shooting the crap out of them,and blowing day and night on Worldwide TV about it.Nice to know they are there for you and they love what they do too, especially when they suceed in saving someone.

Answer 10

Thats the whole thing about being a tax payer. The government is supposed to be there to protect you.

If you accidentally had your house catch on fire while you were cooking, should a fire truck come? Same logic.