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08 Feb 2008, 3:16 am

Assaults on firefighters in Scotland are gradually decreasing, according to the Fire Brigade Union (FBU), though attacks in England continue to rise...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7233390.stm

Does anybody know why anybody would attack a firefighter? this makes completely no sense to me

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08 Feb 2008, 3:22 am

If they tried that in the U.S. they'd get there asses kicked! :evil:



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08 Feb 2008, 3:54 am

Ask these people. Image



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08 Feb 2008, 8:25 am

Firefighters are authority figures. They conduct fire inspections, and they are the arson investigators. I'm sure there are other areas where they have authority. For those in rebellion against authority, firefighters are a legitimate target.

It makes sense to have firefighters carry out these duties... obviously they are the best qualified. Hovever, because of this problem, I don't think they should have any enforcement abilities at all... these should be conducted by other agencies.