Firefighters Watch As Home Burns
Found on The Huffington Post on Tuesday, 05 October 2010
Cranick lives outside of the city limits and he admits that he forgot to pay a $75 annual service fee that would have provided him with fire protection. Firefighters wouldn't lift a finger, much less the hoses that might have saved the house.
Cranick says he offered to pay whatever it would take. The plea fell on deaf ears. Hours later, the home was gone.
What's next? Don't pay your police tax and officers will watch you getting mugged and shot, but won't care? There are some basic services any even remotely civilized country should provide for free.