Experimental Insanity

A difference of opinion

Talking to a girl I met in New Orleans, conversations flowing smooth when suddenly, it's on. Girl tells me that she doesn't think that cops and firefighers should get any extra attention when they die in the line of duty. She believes when people are killed it's always a tragedy and cops and firefighers don't deserve special treatment.
I disagreed. Cops and firefighers who die doing their jobs, chose to put their lives in danger to protect others. They rush towards danger when everyone else is running the other way. They deserve the recognition they receive post mortem.
Ironically, the girl used the premise of my very argument to make her own counter argument. She claimed that because cops and firefighers chose the profession they knew what they were getting into, therefore don't deserve any special attention.
Thoughts?