Not in my backyard, only in America

I decided to post in this story because it is a trend lately of that only in America syndrome "Not in my backyard". The particular story I linked to describes a neighborhood in Tampa fighting a plan to locate a fire station in their neighborhood because it might be noisy and lower property values. This is a classic American thing, you will have people bitch about something, in this case lack of fire protection or slow response time, but then when say "But not in my backyard". I understand wanting to protect your property values, but sometimes that is not the only consideration. And it might lower your insurance rates a little being that close to the station. Also, keep in mind that in many cities, at least where I live, if you call for an ambulance, a fire unit will respond (that is how it is everywhere I have lived) so if you ever need medical attention then they will be close, it just might save your life someday.

If you say that you need a new fire station as long as its not in your neighborhood, then you are a hypocrit. Also, protecting your property values is not the only thing that matters in the world today. That is why its called a community, rather than a "bunch of individuals living near each other".

Here is the particular story but you can apply it to most cities today about one thing or another:
http://news.tbo.com/news/MGBINR6PU7E.html