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It's been drilled into my head as an American that I should never help anyone. Too much risk.
by voidfunc 2y ago
It's been drilled into my head as an American that I should never help anyone. Too much risk.
- onemoresoop 2y agoIs it really? If I help someone am I really risking being sued?
- rsync 2y agoNo: You are protected by a good samaritan law of some kind in all 50 states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law#United_Stat... Certainly we, all of us, may be sued at any time for anything but there is specific protection codified into law for this particular scenario. If somebody needs help you should help them.
- onemoresoop 2y agoGood to know. I'd hate to get in trouble for merely helping out. I don't know how to do CPR but I'd definitely attempt to pull someone out from a burning car for example. If I were training for CPR this part would likely be covered in the training.
- voidfunc 2y agoHere's the rub tho, you can still end up getting sued if for example you acted with gross negligence. An example I'd use here is you move somebody from a car wreck and injure them even further rather than waiting a few minutes for emergency response. This is entirely going to depend on the victim and their lawyer, but they can absolutely make your life a living pain especially if they find out you have money and might just settle to make it go away.
- kurthr 2y agoThat's why there are good Samaritan laws. No person who in good faith, and not for compensation, renders emergency medical or nonmedical care at the scene of an emergency shall be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission. https://recreation-law.com/2014/05/28/good-samaritan-laws-by-state/ https://recreation-law.com/2014/05/28/good-samaritan-laws-by...