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Old 06-06-2008, 08:19 AM  
polish_aristocrat
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Originally Posted by Cyndalie View Post
These days you try to 'help' someone (CPR, stopping bleeding, etc) and people are either too scared of blood/disease or getting sued b/c their 'help' made the situation worse (cracked rib, person died anyway and family blames the good Samaritan for interfering) ... people are scared of eachother in many cities ... they are more comfortable at keeping their distance and calling 911 and yelling "hey, you ok?" from 10 feet away. It's fucked up but its true.
Ah yes, that's true.

Just like people would be afraid to take car of a child lost at the airport because someone could accuse them of being pedos.

But well, that's happening only in America, Europe is much different when it comes to lawsuits etc, although an individualized society is characteristic for most of the modern world nowadays.
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