^ "Soliloquy" 4...
^ Why is it that cops, firemen, and EMTs feel that they
^ have some kind of patent on working dangerous jobs?


Ghost writer ...
^ Well, being a firefighter and previous medic, I DON'T KNOW.
^ I didn't make those rules. Maybe an old timer can answer that.
^ I'm too young to know why that tradition started. I feel
^ soldiers have the same rights as well! They're defending our
^ honor and freedoms. G.W.

Public servants are given the extra attention to help compensate for their
low pay. The public does not want to pay them more and they don't want them
to quit, thus the extra attention. With other dangerous jobs, such as
"Siloliquy's", the pay is not usually determined by the public. In those jobs
if they think their pay doesn't compensate for the danger they should take it
up with their employer.

Their is also the patriotism angle that we saw with this last war. The public
can be made to appreciate the actions of the government more by commending
our heroes -- their sons and daughters.

It is nothing more than a tool.

Frank