Just to be clear, am I right in thinking, based on your posts above:I'm not employed as a Police officer as I have no desire to put my risk life to earn a living. I admire those that do work in the emergency services but I think if that is something you choose to do you have to accept the role carries an element of risk.
You don't think the emergency services deserve any praise for risking their lives to save others,
You think any member of the emergency services should jump in to save somebody in distress, regardless of whether they are trained or equipped to do so, or whether their actual job in any way applies to the situation at hand,
You personally would not be willing to risk your life in a similar situation (which to be fair is a level of honesty that is, in itself, admirable).