In 2013, 101 firefighters died in the line of duty.

In 2013, about 110 police officers died...mostly in traffic accidents. Only 33 due to firearms and even among those few actually killed by bad guys.

Firefighters risk their lives on every call and are protected by nothing more than a thick coat and helmet and their brains.

The Police face risks on every call but most a boring and not dangerous. They are protected by firearms, theirs and their partners, ballistic vests, and overwhelming firepower when needed.

The Police kill innocent people all the time. Firefighters rescue innocent people all the time.

Hats off to Fire Fighters.

Flashbangs are the new Binkies

Maybe there is Google technology that Slashdot could use to prevent duplicate stories from appearing within days of each other.

Thick, aren't we?

These are things that were predicted to happen within a short time, yet have not. It is Alarmist information meant to sway public and official opinion. It is misinformation.

Pass these laws or you will never see now again. Make these changes or the Midwest will be ravaged by Tornadoes, etc.

Just off the first page of a Google search.

Hurricanes will increase in number and intensity.

Tornadoes will increase in number and intensity.

New York will be under water.

  Britain will never see snow again.

Record low Hurricanes, Tornadoes, New York still hasn't flooded, and Britain just had record snowfall this last winter.

Counted the number of hurricanes lately?

How about tornadoes?

Is New York Underwater yet?

Britain will never see snow again.

Etc.

Sikorsky has a demonstrator copter that does 290 MPH and the Eurocopter X-3 does 300 MPH.

Why spend spend 100 Billion to go slower?

I can see it now.

One day, after you stop in at the local Ice cream shop or fast food place, you get an email:

You have consumed products that have been deemed harmful to your health. You premium has been temporarily increased by 1% for this month. Continuing these unhealthy practices can result in a permanent increase.

Sincerely,

Your local Obamacare Health Oversight and Accountability Administrator.
A Healthy Citizen makes for a Healthy Nation.

Have a Healthy Day!

The government scares me less because they don't want to maximize the money they get from me.

Tell that to the IRS

In theory, I have far more control over my government than my insurers.

You can change Insurers, but not really your Government.

Certainly I have more oversight, and there are laws governing what the government can do with my information.

ROFLMAO!!!

Private companies don't have the same restrictions, and even if they did they have limited liability, an army of lawyers, and my only recourse will be to get $1.28 in a class action lawsuit.

And you can't sue the Government unless they agree to be sued.

You are absolutely correct. You can have the windows and use heads up displays, or "helmet" mounted displays (Google Glass?) supplement additional information.

As a pilot, I can think of nothing more idiotic than to get rid of the front wind screens/canopies/windshields whatever you want to call them.

Because INS, "Homeland" Security (What a freaking Totalitarian sounding name), and the TSA are doing such a bang up job.

Dickheads like you are the ones shutting down Lemonade stands run by six year olds because they don't "meet regulations".

I cooled my 24 hundred sq ft, two story house in Texas for about $120 last month. That's with the damned kids setting the thermostat upstairs to 76.

These companies would be more than willing to throw money away if they can plaster "We're Green" on all their prospectus papers and advertisements.

So...you mean it has to be subsidized.

Yep, I don't find his story credible.

Everyone knows that the Police would have just beaten his ass half to death and then claim he assaulted a police officer. Probably by putting his head in the way of the cop's fist.