By far, most of those I've SARd didn't even say "Thanks". Several of them actually demanded I help, and got testy because they didn't get a luxury limo ride back to where they started from.
Some of those rescued will learn a lesson. They will either learn from their mistake and prepare next time, or never go again, or they will never learn and continue to depend on the kindness of others. The latter group need to be made to pay something, somehow, for their shortcomings that cost others.
We will go looking for folks who are lost whether they are trying to commit suicide, arrogant old brats who pretend they are impervious to everything and experts in everything and never stay on their itinerary, mentally ill folk, drunk or high folk... it matters not a whit why or how they got into what they are into, they're lost or hurt. If we get there and they say go away, we do. Then the deputies sort it out.
We go look for repeat offenders who don't learn. (There's one.) So? It's training.
So far, most rescued folks we've encountered have been pretty thankful, and families make donations often. Most are not terribly arrogant or stupid. It doesn't take much to cross the thin line between "near miss" and "big mistake." Some nice thank you letters have been read to us at monthly meetings.
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