I Will Jump Through That Hoop, Then I'll Strangle You With The Red Tape...
Bureaucracy just gets in the way nowadays. Especially if you are a 'have-a-go-hero'. Like this guy from Teesside. He acted very bravely and 'outside the box' to rescue a young girl who had fallen down the cliff, and his return? Nothing, other than aggro and grief from people who told him that he had done something wrong.
Sorry I may be being a bit slow here but... what?
It is a sad state of affairs when you are criticised for saving somebodys life. It is also a sad state of affairs that you are now expected to perform a risk assessment analysis before making any decision on how to act. In cases like this there is not the time for musings at the top of a cliff whilst some young girl is desperately struggling to survive.
When bureaucracy gets in the way of common sense then we know we have problems. It is time that society wakes up to the fact that it is only the individual who can make the decision, not the government, not local councils, but the individual. Let us have some freedom back please. If I want to put myself at risk to help someone else then I will, regardless of whether the risk assessment says so or not.
We wonder why in this country things take so long to achieve (the most recent one I noticed was the reaction to a sight improving drug which is available in Scotland but not England or Wales because NICE are still performing tests). The answer seems apparent. It is the miles of red tape and the hundreds of hoops that everyone has to get through before anything can be achieved. It is a shame, we should be promoting 'have-a-go-heroes' and encouraging people to do something to help society, not making it harder for them.
"Yes, is that Superman? We are from the government calling about the housefire you are about to save a woman from. We just wanted to make sure you assessed all the risks before entering the building..."
It seems silly, but this is where we are heading I feel.
Luke
