Firefighters left woman in mine shaft for six hours due to 'health and safety concerns'
An injured woman lay for six hours at the foot of a disused mine shaft because safety rules banned firefighters from rescuing her, an inquiry heard yesterday. As Alison Hume was brought to the surface by mountain rescuers she died of a heart attack.
A woman dies, but the firemen don't mind because they were only following orders.
Are you surprised? I am not surprised. This happens all the time. The government does something outrageously bad. The government investigates their own work. The government then finds that the offending agency followed the rules exactly. Therefore the government whitewashes the bad event, saying they found nothing wrong, and will not punish the agency for following the rules, even though a bad result happened. This happens with firemen. This happens with police. This happens with rescue workers. Once the Health Care Deform bill kicks into effect, it will happen with doctors.
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