Wayne/Westland Firefighter's Wallet Stolen While Responding To Explosion

[fryar]

Since when do people who steal have morals and make decisions on who they're going to steal from?

Jean Valjean. Although I was just playing Devil's Advocate, I think you're overstating that case. Not that I entirely disagree.

According to the news he was a member of the tri-county search and rescue team and his car was clearly marked as such to gain him access to the scene. I do not know how accurate this is.

See, I thought it said he was a Dearborn firefighter helping out in Wayne, so I jumped to the conclusion he drove to the scene in his personal Taurus or whatever and parked on the street. That does change things. I hereby resign as this devil's advocate.

Hey,
These guys prey on fire stations when crews are out on runs.
Ask any DFD firefighter who had their fire house looted while they were out on runs. Firefighters autos are usually parked at the firehouse not out on the street.
These guys knew, stop minimizing these dirtbags....Cities will not provide security for firehouses.

Certainly, that's not Jean Valjean. Whatever happened to honor among thieves?
I would favor harsher penalties for that kind of thing [[living, as I do, in a vacuum where people actually go to jail)

Since when do people who steal have morals and make decisions on who they're going to steal from? Would it have been better if they stole a purse out of the car of a woman who ran into a dry cleaner to pick up her clothes?

Yes. I say skip the firefighter and proceed directly to the woman who ran into a dry cleaner. The [[admittedly already low) chance that the stolen debit card will contribute to something truly valuable, like the saving of a life, through some unlikely circumstance, is significantly lower with her. I understand the point you're making, theft is theft, but the answer is yes, of course, with emergency personnel. It is different if they steal my GPS from my car than if they steal the GPS from an ambulance.

Wouldn't it make sense for first responders of all kinds to have a plan/procedure in place to deter this type of opportunistic crime?

When a police officer arrives at a residence, do they lock their vehicle? Do they leave the vehicle running? Is a wallet locked in a glove box?

Can't do it, I should think. We don't want these people distracted by such petty concerns. Scratch it up as the cost of doing business, borne by all of us taxpayers.