"...I think the SPOT service should be paying for a lot of the rescue costs in cases of abuse."
The problem is not with the unit or the manufacturer, it's with the OPERATOR.
Sue Glock if you shoot yourself in the foot?
Sue Craftsman if you drill a hole in your hand?
Sue Ford for crashing when you fall asleep at the wheel?
How about we put the blame where it belongs? Maybe for the sheer novelty of it.
What about elevating the charge for responses to nonsense calls every time someone calls? Get the IDs of all involved so they don't pass the blame around.
Sue
I say go after the people with the money in their pockets. SPOT is providing a service and are charging for it. They are piggy backing their service on what are free services and they are charging insurance premiums to cover the recovery costs.
In effect the people who use and abuse the SPOT system have already paid for the privilege of hitting that button for whatever reason they choose when they paid the insurance premium and the other SPOT subscription fees.
If the insurers were on the hook they would figure out some way to collect or refuse payments for frivolous use or for recklessness.
If you go after the hikers you will usually end up trying to collect from pockets that only have lint in them.
Why should the public purse be expected to underwrite a private business venture?
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