George wrote:
> gloria.p wrote:
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> Miche wrote:
>>>> I have a hard time seeing this as an "accident".
>>>
>>> Clearly, it was negligence on the part of the firefighters
>>> who were already aware of this man and his unsafe activities
>>> with regard to the power line. Knowing that, and having
>>> taken responsibility for keeping the public away from the
>>> power line, they failed in their duty. I'd find in favor
>>> of plaintiff for 2.5 gazillion dollars. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm glad you put a smiley at the end. How many times did someone
>> have to tell the guy to stay away from the line before the message
>> was clear? He was drunk and angry that his electricity was off,
>> and he was gonna show "them", by cripes. Natural selection.
>> Go sue Mother Nature.
>>
>> gloria p
> I will bet that the emergency response team of the local law firm that
> has their pictures on every city bus telling people they will "help
> them" will have a different opinion.


With Great respect to the EMS folks It appears the chap
showed either a desire to off himself or incredibly stupid

No one is impugning the EMS folks

There are idiots every where
see
http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=6176

WARNING ABOVE LINK IS RATHER GRAPHIC AND MAY UPSET SOME
VIEWERS OR THOSE ADVERSE TO THE CONDUCTIVITY OR ELECTRICITY

Electricity! a dreadful killer for heavens sake dont EVER muck about
with it .