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Is it? You seem to know most things. And what about conditions? Is it just calm water? Currents less than 10 knots? Aqua-blue or more of quarry-brown only? Seems all the water dangers people (of any age) are warned about don’t apply if you’re in uniform. Even if you can’t swim. Instead, it’s...

No, it’s NOT “their job” (regardless of, a rather, entitled belief) to risk their lives. They naturally do, numerously, each day. However there’s a huge difference between knowing a risk will cost them their life (what’s the benefit in double tragedy?!), which is what that tool implied, and...

To save jobs? I don’t think any Police put themselves at risk to save jobs.

Dead heroes are useless though. Not that I’m saying you’d be a hero…

No, no it isn’t. They do not need to forfeit their lives to save others. They made a choice to try and save others at a considerable risk to themselves. A lot of difference. Btw, you make it sound like they’re bank cashiers (“it’s their job”, boldest too! Dear oh dear…)

It is. Some take more notice than others. Life is risky. Even in childhood. All of us can recall incidents where things might have been very different, and we’ve all probably forgotten many many more. There but for the grace is really the best summation of this tragedy. And life in general.

Remember getting a bollocking as a kid for doing precisely that at same age. There but for the grace of god…