+1 to everything Martin said at the end of the orignial post.

The thing is there will always be stupid people... and do you really want firefighters, police officers and EMS workers (etc) who are willing to NOT attempt to protect/rescue those people?

Sure, they are a PITA and those people drive me nuts and I can assure you I [censored] about them after the call is done... but attempting that rescue is WHAT WE DO. Most fire agencies have a risk managment profile, ours states "we will risk our lives for savable lives"...