My friend had to save some kids from getting pulled out from the current today because of the absence of the lifeguard. The lifeguard later showed up when the kids were brought to shore, but we later found out that the lifeguard will lose his job if he goes out to save someone. You know why? Because if the lifeguard swims out and drowns, the family can easily sue the company (LifeGuards ltd, what?) because the lifeguard was outside their "designated area", and it would be the companies fault for letting them go out to far. So lifeguards are there to blow their whistle, but you better hope that someone else can save you