"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away..."

...and when they arrive, I wonder if they'll do something psychotic?

Girl, 5, loses fight for life after house fire which killed family as police held back neighbours desperate to help

The five-year-old girl left fighting for life in hospital after a house fire which killed her mother, father and baby brother has died.

Mark and Michelle Colley, along with three-year-old Louis, died in the blaze at the weekend - despite neighbours saying they could have been saved if police had not held back would-be rescuers.

Now daughter Sophie has also lost her fight for life.
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'I thought the police were there to protect lives,' [said a neighbor.] 'Years ago they would have gone inside themselves to try a rescue. But all they seemed bothered about was health and safety rules.

'It's unbelievable that it could happen like that. Everybody wanted to try and help. You can't have respect for police if they have no respect for other people's lives. It might have been different if it was one of their own.'

No matter what anyone tells you, there very much is such a thing as too much respect for authority.