do you think that a drunk should pay for an ambulance if they pass out because of their binge drinking?
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I believe that anyone that acts in an irresponsible manner with their own health should be fully responsible for any costs associated with repairing said health. This would include smokers who get lung disease, cancer etc., extreme sports persons who do not take the appropriate cautions, drinkers that drink to excess and cause themselves harm via liver damage and the such and any other avoidable personal harm. If people were more accountable for their own actions, then perhaps our health care would be able to help those who do not willfully attract personal harm such as children with cancer. Another side effect of a system like this may be to drastically reduce the number of smokers and drinkers and risk takers; they would think twice about doing these things that may harm them.
Just my two cents.
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Yes.
Of course. Why shouldn't they? YES!! and the fine should be double, because there might be someone who really needed that ambulance at that time.
Yes. Who else should be responsible?
I most certainly do.
No, they should be left in their puddle of vomit and beer while hard pressed ambulance crews attend to real emergencies.. yes. some cities are charging for any ambulance ride.. even if its life threatening.
Since no one else was tipping the glass or bottle to the persons lips, it is the drinker's fault that he/she was drunk and therefore should bear the cost of any medical charges that ensue.
Yes, you want to play, your gotta pay!
I was under the impression that anytime you required ambulance service you or your insurance is billed for such service.
Great idea ! They already charge for rescues on the great lakes if people get stranded when the weather service has put warnings out. I think you're limiting the issue though, why just because they fell asleep? Make them pay even if they were awake!
definitely.it's that person own fault for not controlled his/her action. I know all private ambulance services charge regardless of the reason for the ride. Some cities used to provide transportation for life threatening emergencies only at no charge, but I think a lot of them are even charging now.
Regardless, being drunk does not negate your financial responsibilities. If you incurred services while intoxicated from a cab, the cab driver would still charge you. Why is this different?
No, community spirit.
.. Thats not a drink bye the way.
YES YES AND YES AGAIN.some people should be made to pay as all the time the crew are seeing to them some real genuine person is havin to wait Yes. It's completely self-inflicted, unnecessary and a waste of resources that may well be needed elsewhere. Believe me, ambulance crews have much more important things to do with their time than scoop up drunks. The least the drunks can do is pay a fine.
Absolutely !!
Not only this, but clubs & pubs/inns should pay extra for police attendance to those drink fuelled incidents that happen every weekend in the u.k., mainly caused by youngsters unable to hold their drink (both males & females !)
Hmmm.Interesting question. Initially I was going to give an emphatic yes, but then I remembered a family I know that has an alcoholic in the family. To force the man to pay every time he has an ambulance ride would be an extreme financial hardship on the family. I guess I would say yes, but that the family should have the option of putting him in a rehabilitation program instead of paying. Yes i do if they have refused help from AA (Alcohol Anonymous)or from some other organisation.There are far too many pressures on the NHS to be wasting valuable time,resources,& money on people who wont seek help or want everyone to do everything for them,lets concentrate on those genuinly in need of this service.There isnt a bottomless pot of money out there for this.
Yes, seems the right answer, the problem would be in enforcing it, and drawing up the rules as to what constituted drunk.
Would you extend it to people on drugs, unfit people who run marathons, base jumpers who get it wrong. Where would you draw the line, and if you broke a finger drawing the line would you have to pay for the ambulance.
yes i do.
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