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   From: dave-no_spam@nospam.net   
      
   "qwerty" <123@456.com> wrote in message 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?   
      
   Why not, he stuck his ass out to help people.  More than most blood suckers   
   wanting a dime from to gooberment.   
      
   > If we (the society) are not worthy of being told what killed him, then   
   > why does he deserve our tributes?   
      
   Who knows, the gooberment is glad not to pay his pension.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   The best way to go is a massive corronary while giving the wife a big O.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   We will all die in time, but god will judge us on how we walked in life.  Or   
   at least I sure hope so.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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