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Sgoti talks about Good Samaritan laws. Good Heavens!

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Down the rabbit hole.

Sgoti talks about Good Samaritan laws.

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Good Samaritan laws offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated. The protection is intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death.

A duty to rescue is a concept in tort law and criminal law that arises in a number of cases, describing a circumstance in which a party can be held liable for failing to come to the rescue of another party who could face potential injury or death without being rescued. The exact extent of the duty varies greatly between different jurisdictions.
A duty to rescue arises where a person creates a hazardous situation. If another person then falls into peril because of this hazardous situation, the creator of the hazard – who may not necessarily have been a negligent tortfeasor – has a duty to rescue the individual in peril.
Spouses have a duty to rescue each other in all U.S. jurisdictions.

A tort is a civil wrong, other than breach of contract, that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs that are punishable by the state. While criminal law aims to punish individuals who commit crimes, tort law aims to compensate individuals who suffer harm as a result of the actions of others.
In common, civil, and mixed law jurisdictions alike, the main remedy available to plaintiffs under tort law is compensation in damages, or money.

Title: Good Samaritan Law.
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Title: Duty to rescue.
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Title: Tort.
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Comment #1 posted on 2024-10-03 21:46:41 by Beeza

Good Samaritans

Hi Sgoti.

Back in the early 80s I worked in Egypt for about 6 months. On several occasions I was strongly advised by locals not to help anybody in distress who may require hospitalisation. The reason was that if the patient could not afford to pay the bills (which almost certainly they couldn't) the person summoning an ambulance would be held liable for all costs.

Healthcare at the time was supposedly free, but it was so ineffective that the patient would be long dead before a public-sector ambulance arrived, hence resorting to private alternatives.

Because of the "entertaining" standard of driving, car crashes were regular occurrences, but rarely would you see any bystanders do anything more than just look. I don't think there was any lack of compassion or empathy, just a reluctance at a practical level to risk taking on a potentially large cost for a stranger.

Comment #2 posted on 2024-10-23 13:47:24 by Reto

The humor

I just want to say that I like your humor. It is a good thing not to lose your humor, even in a serious topic.

In regard to the comment above from Beeza.
A couple months ago I heard similar behavior, because of a laws in China. Think about such controllers, also known as Governments, ... what you like in 2024.

Comment #3 posted on 2024-10-24 13:24:15 by Ken Fallon

The View from NL

I have discussed this episode with several people here in the Netherlands, and after the initial shock that such a thing would happen we got down to why the attitudes were so different.

In a society where Health Insurance is mandatory and Liability Insurance is almost universal then the concerns of presented for not acting are essentially eliminated.
https://living-in-holland.nl/insurances-for-expats-netherlands/

The culture is also different, as an example each company is strongly advised to have staff trained as safety marshals. During the training I was told that we would not be held responsible for mistakes as long as we did it in good faith.
https://business.gov.nl/regulation/company-emergency-response-team-bhv/

It was interesting to see that you can be prosecuted for negligence if you do not assist.
https://nltimes.nl/2024/10/22/suspect-drowning-ghent-prosecuted-extortion-netherlands

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