Originally Posted by dksuddeth

HT, it's all about in how much you value your life. If you desire to place the responsibility of protecting your life in the hands of a paid government official, by all means....do so. Understand though, that that government official (or his department) suffer no legal consequences for failure to do such.
On the other hand, if you value your life enough that you trust nobody with it but yourself....well, there you go. You become the ultimate responsibility for yourself and your life.