Calif. Court: Would-be Good Samaritan can be sued

[Heracles 417]

So if I see you crashed in your car and I pull you out of the wreckage by pulling on your head and I break your neck, you won't mind? You'll just be thankful that rescued you?

I'll put this another way. In a way that has ruffled feathers here many many times before. Such a case would be thrown out overseas. Ironically certain developed and civilized countries even have laws where you can be prosecuted for not doing anything. Where as a bystander you are required, by law, to assist. But anyway, who cares and what would they know right.

Another victory for those here who are actually honest and caring people. After all, all the great state of California needs is more people who care about others. You guys have enough of those there already, right?

Also another great lesson as a product of this country's fantastic courts, next time I see someone hurt or injured I will just turn a blind eye.

Edited December 23, 2008 by Aficionado

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Gotta love the legal system here.

Also typical for the other 49.

Of course. It is such an awesome ruling / law that every state needs to adapt it.

So if I see you crashed in your car and I pull you out of the wreckage by pulling on your head and I break your neck, you won't mind? You'll just be thankful that rescued you?

You would let someone burn? Compassion my ###.

[Heracles 417]

You would let someone burn? Compassion my ###.

Not the first time we caught out liberal hypocrisy.

The courts have always been the liberals weapon of choice. So naturally they cannot turn around and question them when such absolutely ridiculous and illogical rulings are made.

Edited December 23, 2008 by Aficionado

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

You would let someone burn? Compassion my ###.

Not the first time we caught out liberal hypocrisy.

The courts have always been the liberals weapon of choice. So naturally they cannot turn around and question them when such absolutely ridiculous and illogical rulings are made.

And they can't admit they are wrong. I'm wrong all the time. I'm human.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So if I see you crashed in your car and I pull you out of the wreckage by pulling on your head and I break your neck, you won't mind? You'll just be thankful that rescued you?

I'll put this another way. In a way that has ruffled feathers here many many times before. Such a case would be thrown out overseas. Ironically certain developed and civilized countries even have laws where you can be prosecuted for not doing anything. Where as a bystander you are required, by law, to assist. But anyway, who cares and what would they know right.

Another victory for those here who are actually honest and caring people. After all, all the great state of California needs is more people who care about others. You guys have enough of those there already, right?

Also another great lesson as a product of this country's fantastic courts, next time I see someone hurt or injured I will just turn a blind eye.

According to who...

?

[Heracles 417]

And they can't admit they are wrong. I'm wrong all the time. I'm human.

Of course. Sure we are right 99.9% of the time but not everyone can be perfect, right?

The legal system here is my biggest pet peeve of the country. Where, rather than the will of "we the people" (the citizens)deciding the fate of the country, a judge and the courts get to decide. I cannot even open the door without someone being able to sue me for reflecting sunlight into their eye causing them to xyz.

[Heracles 417]

According to who...

?

I was waiting for your post. Preempting your post, I thought about and saying something but did not want to violate the tos.

Tell me PD, how many good Samaritans are prosecuted under English law?

Edited December 23, 2008 by Aficionado

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

According to who...

?

I was waiting for your post. Preempting your post, I thought about and saying something but did not want to violate the tos.

Tell me PD, how many good Samaritans are prosecuted under English law?

I have no idea. I'm just trying to figure out the logic behind your statement.

I suspect you have little idea of what goes on in the courts of any country.

[Heracles 417]

I have no idea. I'm just trying to figure out the logic behind your statement.

I suspect you have little idea of what goes on in the courts of any country.

Unlike yourself of course. MR lets ask everyone else for evidence to back anything they say.

I just look at the outcomes. If I was interested in the legal system I would have pursued a career in it.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I have no idea. I'm just trying to figure out the logic behind your statement.

I suspect you have little idea of what goes on in the courts of any country.

Unlike yourself of course. MR lets ask everyone else for evidence to back anything they say.

I just look at the outcomes. If I was interested in the legal system I would have pursued a career in it.

Unlike myself? I thought I said (quite honestly) that I don't know.

I'm just wondering how YOU apparently know (with certainty) that this case would be thrown out in other countries.

[Heracles 417]

Unlike myself? I thought I said (quite honestly) that I don't know.

I'm just wondering how YOU apparently know (with certainty) that this case would be thrown out in other countries.

Because numerous other countries actually have good Samaritan laws which protect anyone acting in good faith. I am not going to sit here and research exactly which ones for you. It is certainly the case in Australia and they are directly modeled after English law. A similar situation involved a teacher at school. She rescued and tried to resuscitate a person from a car accident, who died. The family then tried suing her but the case was thrown out. Regardless of whether she was the cause, at the time she acted in good faith.

I would hate to have to do CPR on someone here. They would sue for sexual harassment or something.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I just think it's funny that Steven says I lost my humanity for wanting to punish know terrorists while he defends punishing good Samaritans. Who has lost their humanity?

Oh the shame of the guilty white liberal.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Unlike myself? I thought I said (quite honestly) that I don't know.

I'm just wondering how YOU apparently know (with certainty) that this case would be thrown out in other countries.

Because numerous other countries actually have good Samaritan laws which protect anyone acting in good faith. I am not going to sit here and research exactly which ones for you. It is certainly the case in Australia and they are directly modeled after English law. A similar situation involved a teacher at school. She rescued and tried to resuscitate a person from a car accident, who died. The family then tried suing her but the case was thrown out. Regardless of whether she was the cause, at the time she acted in good faith.

I would hate to have to do CPR on someone here. They would sue for sexual harassment or something.

But doesn't the US have Good Samaritan laws?

[Heracles 417]

But doesn't the US have Good Samaritan laws?

I don't know what the heck it has if someone can get sued and win for trying to save another human being.

If she did nothing and the car caught on fire, guess what, they would have sued her for doing nothing.

Edited December 23, 2008 by Aficionado

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

But doesn't the US have Good Samaritan laws?

I don't know what the heck it has if someone can get sued and win for trying to save another human being.

If she did nothing and the car caught on fire, guess what, they would have sued her for doing nothing.

It does have Good Samaritan laws, but they vary depending on the jurisdiction.