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Fire brigade bills fairground ride victims for rescue
News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:02 AM EST
Article Source: thelocal.deadvertisement
Fourteen people rescued by the fire brigade after being left dangling upside down from a Berlin fairground ride last summer for nearly an hour have been slapped with a hefty bill, a spokesman said Monday.
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{"commentId":10700925,"authorDomain":"monicajo"}
This is ridiculous!
My answer to this would be to forward their little bill right back to them enclosed with my pay stubs showing how much taxes I pay and tell them to consider themselves compensated! I would also throw in a request to be reimbursed for the money spent to even get on the ride!!!
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#1 - Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:42 AM EST{"commentId":10715513,"authorDomain":"melrosefaulkner"}
I know that the Germans pay a very high tax. A lot of the people are already protesting because they are having to pay more for college tuition and are having a harder time getting funding for it as well. (They pay for college in the form of their taxes for those that may not be aware. Taxes also covers the majority of healthcare and supposedly emergency agencies.) I am wondering when the rioting or protesting for this will start.
This is ridiculous. Hanging upside down for 44 minutes would constitute an emergency. The blood rushing to the brain like that as well as the possible stress on bones and joints depending upon how the person was restrained can cause some very serious and lasting injuries. Depending how high up they were, their lives were even at serious risk.
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