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Originally Posted by Niamh.
What other way is there to make their point though? Talking about it obviously hasn't gotten them very far.
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If there isn't another way to make their point (although I'm sure there must be, with a little imagination) then I'm still not seeing how it's justified.
Put it this way - create a plausible scenario... firefighters are on strike. A 3 bedroom house is on fire. No one turns up or, at least, there's a significant delay... and as a result, three children burn to death. How is that justifiable? For any reason? Who would be held accountable? "Sorry about your kids, guys... yes we could have come and put out the fire but y'know... government's being a dick about our retirement".
I wouldn't accept it. I can't imagine anyone who would. These are people who CHOSE to become firefighters, presumably, with some
desire to help people and save lives. They could have chosen a career path that didn't hold that sort of responsibility and held strike action as much as they wanted.
I don't know. All I can say is, if I was a firefighter, and a fire claimed a life in my coverage area while I was on strike, I would feel personally responsible for allowing that to happen.