‘Handcuffed by policy,’ fire and police crews watch man drown

[Roknrollwill]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110601/ts_yblog_thelookout/handcuffed-by-policy-fire-and-police-crews-watch-man-drown

[Ad Bot]

[Riot]

So, it's a Self Delete?

[Anti-Block]

That sickens me.

[Nickelob Ultra]

I thought that was a misspelling of police...

That's a shame.  I hate most of the budget cuts these days.

[alex dude]

Officials blamed a departmental policy, stemming from budget cuts, that prevented them from jumping in to save him.

Because budget cuts are more important than the innocent lives of people. I can't believe they weren't allowed to save him.

[LizzyRascal]

Why couldn't all the other people help him?

[xHerobrinex]

That sickens me.

[Riot]

Honor and chivalry doesn't exist anymore.

[Madmitten]

i dont get whats so horrible about this

[CoolKoopaTroopa]

One of the policeman could have helped. They probably wouldn't have gotten fired because they don't want bad publicity for firing him.

[Skele]

Because budget cuts are more important than the innocent lives of people. I can't believe they weren't allowed to save him.

I believe the budget cuts resulted in a lack of training and equipment to perform the rescue. If you can't safely rescue someone you end up risking more lives.

[Iban]

Self Delete that does not endanger other people's lives should be legal.

Enough said

[Riot]

Self Delete that does not endanger other people's lives should be legal.

Enough said

No one can handle a corpse in the upstairs apartment, or hanging out of a dumpster. At least have a clean up squad with you. Next thing you know, bodies everywhere because it's a new fad to kill yourself.

[TheScout]

I CAN BREAK THESE CUFFS

[Madmitten]

Next thing you know, bodies everywhere because it's a new fad to kill yourself.

okay
fad followers can go ahead and do so