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When surrounded by video and still cameras, a fireman understands that it just doesn't do to lose his grip on the rescued feline who is going to be the end-of-the-news feelgood story tonight. Having the cat run back into the burning building and having to endanger yourself and your crew over an animal too stupid to get out on it's own is not the way you want to be remembered.
There's other reasons they leave the gloves on. Getting caught on camera throwing a cat to the ground screaming "You fookin' bastid, don't you fooking bite me" does not endear you to the public, even in the post 9/11 we love firemen world.
You ever notice? Save one cat, you head off the news. Get three adults out of a burning building, there might be something on an inside lefthand page.
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