// "Throw the book at him." Do you mean the Koran? :-)//
why are we effusively thanking someone for doing their duty ?
on Lundy Bridge - did people say - o thank god you with the gun used it and shot the stabbers !
or is it
after Lundy Bridge where people bled to death for lack of medical care - too dangerous for you to go darn there miss - that when someone shows any initiative -
you thank effusively them - hey even if they are French !