Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
Originally Posted By: haertig
Originally Posted By: Dagny
And why should SAR not be a normally taxpayer funded operation?
would you suggest drafting people/resources against their will and force them to do SAR for free so that the victims wouldn't have to take any financial responsibility?
That's a non sequitur and ludicrous.
Apparently we're talking past each other.
Fundamentally, I don't think SAR expense in this country is something to get upset about or bother sticking individuals and families with.
And I'd bet that a majority of Oregonians would gladly kick in a quarter if it would make the difference in getting that young woman and her climbing partner off that mountain, alive.
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