Just turned on my news this morning, and the first thing I saw was a video report on a couple being rescued from high water. We've had massive amounts of rain in Texas over the last 24 hours, and lots of flash flooding.
This particular couple drove their SUV around a high water barricade, and it seems they were surprised when they became stranded in -- guess what? -- high water! The video shows them being pulled from the roof of the vehicle.
I don't advocate letting these idiots drown, but I do advocate the city sending them one whopper of a bill for their stupidity. The "the rules don't apply to me" attitude is arrogant, selfish, and dangerous. Did they think the city put that barricade there just to inconvenience them? Did they think their SUV was better than everybody else's? Did they not care that they endangered the lives of their rescuers needlessly? Did they not realize that they pulled those rescuers away from people who really needed them? Did they not hear the almost constant news warnings, "Don't drive into high water -- 6" can float a car away"?
I don't guess there's a one of us who doesn't do something stupid on occasion, but there is no excuse for the stupidity of driving around railroad or high water barriers. If these idiots don't pay with their lives, they should certainly have to pay with their bank accounts!
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I agree wholeheartedly! If they had to pay for their rescue...surely they would think twice the next time.
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