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Originally Posted by skinnywussy
No. Unless I'm responsible for getting them into the near-death situation.
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Not necessarily true. If you're walking by and see someone in need of help, in certain situations you could be held accountable if your inactivity caused that person's death.
As in... if it's proven that the person would have lived had you done something within your power to do and you neglected to do it, you could go to jail.
I don't even know what the local laws are on this where I live, but I'm sure there are areas in the US that have such laws. And I agree with them... If someone is sinking in quicksand, they have their hand outstretched and you just stand there watching them die, damn rights you should do time.