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Originally Posted by CDSmith
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.
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Yea but not all states in the U.S have what we in California have called the Good Samaritans Law.
meaning if you do try to help someone and you actually cause more harm and thier death, you cant get sued.
But for the states that dont have this, people tend to avoid situations like the one you mentioned.