"A coastguard near here (NE England) resigned last week. He had been reprimanded for "not following proper procedures" when he went to rescue someone who had fallen off a cliff. By all accounts, if he had followed "proper procedures" it is likely that the person he went to rescue would have died. Someone seems to have a warped sense of priorities."

....and then there's the case of the school crossing patrolman who was suspended for wearing a Santa Claus outfit for the kids in the last week of term before Christmas. Men in dark suits said it was "health & safety issue."

Now the kids have to cross without supervision.