if help to treat someone that you don't know is there a "good samaritans act"
i have alway belived that they was one but i have been told there is don't one.
2007-07-27 10:35:00 · 8 answers · asked by BILLIE 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
There's no 'good samaritans' act in the UK.
It exists in some European countries (definately France and I think Germany), the law means it's illegal not to help someone in distress. How readily it's applied I have no idea.
2007-07-27 10:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by salvationcity 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It varies from state to state, but most states ahve adopted the "Good Samaritan's Act." Basically, in an emergency situation, if you try to help someone and what you do is appropriate for the situation, you are immune from suit by the person you attempt to help.
For example, if there is a car wreck and you open the car door, turn off the engine, tell the person to stay calm and call 9-1-1, then you act appropriately. If the car catches fire and you carefully drag the person from the flaming wreckage, but break his back as a result, you act appropriately and you are immune from suit. If the car doesn't catch fire, but you just grab the driver and roughly drag him from the car and break his back, then you did not act appropriately and you are not immune from suit.
2007-07-27 21:43:57 · answer #2 · answered by mcmufin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Samaritan laws, where they exist protect people who attempt to help others from being sued if something goes wrong. Some places have laws requiring people with appropriate training to provide assistance whenever possible. With out knowing where you are (this question appears on all English language YA sites), we can only guess if either type of law exists where you are.
2007-07-27 18:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Good Samaritan Act or Law or whatever makes it a crime NOT to stop and help someone in distress. Somebody lying on the ground, bleeding, for example.
I'm totally sure this law exists in Germany.
Not 100% about the US.
2007-07-27 17:43:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sadly there isn't any (general) law of such a nature - you have absolutely no obligation in either English criminal or civil law (as a plain old normal member of the public with no specific training on contractual obligations) to assist in the event of an emergency. For example, if you saw somebody drowning in a river and there was a life buoy right in front of you, if you chose NOT to throw it and the person subsequently drowned without it, you would not have committed a criminal offence.
How appalling is that?
2007-07-27 19:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by . 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK, this is called act of a volunteer. You are liable for your errors or negligence if any occurs. It is not a crime to walk away in the UK even if the person is dying and you have the skill to help. It is morally ( and un-Christianly) repugnant but that is the law.
2007-07-27 19:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by HandG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this year they're doing; 'The Importance of being Earnest'!
2007-07-27 20:08:11 · answer #7 · answered by BLUE MOON 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None if I can understand you. Are you an alien?
2007-07-27 17:59:13 · answer #8 · answered by rose d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋