Passing by on the other side.

Remember the post about the fireman who faced disciplinary proceedings for jumping into the water to save a drowning woman? Well now we have the other side of the coin - two community support officers who attended a lake where they knew a boy had got into difficulties and disappeared under the water, but did nothing other than radio for assistance. By the time the boy was found, he was dead. Much has been made of the fact that they were members of the police force, and indeed the local Assistant Chief Constable has felt the need to justify their actions, but for me that is not the issue. Assuming they could swim, surely common humanity required them to do all they could to rescue the boy, whoever they were? The ACC said that "they acted correctly" - well, maybe they did, but I wonder how many of you would have stood by and done nothing?