XPost: can.internet.highspeed   
   From: chuck@nil.car   
      
   qwerty <123@456.com> wrote in news:48A620F9.219229A0@456.com:   
      
   > Why does the Toronto firefighter who died at the scene of the propane   
   > explosion deserve public admiration or a hero's funeral?   
   >   
   > If we (the society) are not worthy of being told what killed him, then   
   > why does he deserve our tributes?   
   >   
   > In all likelyhood, he died because of a pre-existing medical   
   > condition, and he was just as likely to die in bed humping his wife   
   > that morning. The fact that he's a firefighter means nothing in that   
   > context.   
   >   
   > We all will die.  And if we die as a result of being injured while   
   > doing something heroic, then fine, give us a parade.   
   >   
   > If not, then shut the hell up.   
   >   
   Maybe it has something to do with the fire investigation and possible   
   criminal proceedings etc. They just said the *city* is doing the cleanup   
   because the company wasn't. Besides if the *family* doesn't want it   
   released, how is it a problem to anyone but paparazzi and the like?   
      
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