Ysgrifennodd "Alan Burlison" <
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> theo wrote:
>
>> I think it's oke for any MRT to act like a taxicompany but they should
>> also charge like a taxicompany, a very expensive one.
>> Lazy walkers : 500 pounds p.p.
>> Lost, stupid walkers : 250 pounds p.p.
>> Injured, stupid walkers : 100 pounds p.p.
>> Injured, prepared walkers : free of charge but please make a donation.
>
> And then you have injured or lost people not calling out MR and as a
> result getting either permanently damaged or in even deeper trouble
> because they are frightened they will be charged. The stupid people will
> still phone up because they don't know better, and the people who were
> trying their best and were unfortunate will suffer unnecessarily.
>
> The same goes for insurance - a lot of the MR folks I know don't want to
> see people have to take out insurance to cover their costs because is is
> suspected that the MR teams would be have to become part-time insurance
> assessors - "I'm sorry, you are within 100m of a main road, your insurance
> doesn't cover you even though you have fallen down a cliff", that sort of
> thing.
>
> I have also heard some MR folks state that MR teams shouldn't ever
> criticise people's actions, again because accidents and silly mistakes can
> happen to anyone. If people feel they are going to be lectured or held up
> to ridicule they won't call for help when they should.
>
> --
> Alan Burlison
> --
Ultimately, the decision is down to the MRT teams. Afterall, they are the
ones
putting the risk in, not us putting opinions on a keyboard in a nice warm
rooom.
Personally, i have little sympathy for those in *any* situation that bring
it all upon
themselves theough carelessness/arrogance/etc.
But lack of sympathy, doesn't mean i wouldn't help someone if i were able to
off a hill. But i'd definately let them know where they went wrong, in that
way they might learn something (but i doubt it). But i'm not part of an MRT.
About the people being afraid to call MRT, that was a drawback i was
discussing this afternoon. Same with insurance. I can see the hassle it'd
make.
Problem is, people just aren't willing to take *responsibility*.
People bang on about their rights, human rights. etc, but what they don't
realise
is that fundemental to having rights is the principle of obligations to
match those.
(you cant have rights without obligations, as those obligations ensure that
others
will get their rights, or something alopng those lines).
Still, this is a walking forum, not philosophy, so i'll stop before i get
carried away...
T Dave Roberts.