George Orwell had it right

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The interesting thing is that when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest, the paramedics saving his life were probably the ones being paid the least on that entire field. And they did their jobs promptly, professionally and in front of a stadium full of hyper-focused onlookers, dozens of medical staff from both teams, and a national TV audience. As they were performing CPR and transporting him safely to the hospital, all the focus was on how the players on the field were reacting to the situation.

We have a word for this in the Fire-Rescue and EMS community: "Tuesday"

100% agree.

I volunteer as a firefighter. And I train. On my time, for free. The EMS department is woefully underpaid. They train and train, and literally have people's lives in their hands. And get paid about the same as a burger flipper. Something is very wrong with that.

Those are the heroes. The ones that put on a badge, or a fire helmet, or an EMT jacket. Not overpaid athletes playing a kid's game. That goes for all professional sports, not just the NFL.

I better stop, I prefer to be ding free.

PS - read Farenheit 451. Ray Bradbury is a prophet IMHO.