If someone I hate it dying and I won't call 911 and let him die will I go to jail???

Question

It sound crazy but I just wanted to know

there should be "IS" instead of "IT"

sorry

Answer 1

No you won't go to jail unless you are the one that hurt them. Its called individual rights or Human rights. People can walk pass a person that is hurt or dying and they don't have to help even though it is a good idea to atleast call the police unless calling will cause more damage then that which is already done.
In any case, think of it as if you were dying on the street and everyone just walked by with out caring, that is their right to look the other way, but there is always one person in that crowd that will want to help.

Good Samaritan law protects people from blaming those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill


"A Good Samaritan law was featured in the May 1998 series finale of the popular NBC sitcom Seinfeld, in which the show's four main characters were all prosecuted and sentenced to one year in jail for making fun of (rather than helping) an overweight man who was getting robbed at gunpoint. In reality, while Massachusetts (where the crime is committed) does have a law requiring passers-by to report a crime in progress, the most stringent punishment the characters could have suffered under those circumstances would have been a $500-$2500 fine (assuming they were prosecuted under state law); in addition, the phrase "Good Samaritan law," when used in Massachusetts, refers only to the civil law definition.[3]

The fact that Good Samaritan Laws in the United States do not include a citizen's duty to assist, was featured in an episode of the second season of the show Desperate Housewives. Character Bree Van de Kamp is threatened by her son to be exposed for having stood by while a man she used to have an affair with committed suicide. She hires a lawyer who explains that she specifically was not under any requirement to assist this person."

Answer 2

If the prosecutor's office can prove you were there while he was dying, and taking action would have saved your enemy, then yes. But you'd most likely be sued by his family for allowing him to die and not putting forth any effort. Just make sure you remove every trace that you were there, have a solid alibi and have all your ducks lined up in a row. One suggestion? If someone saw you there, it's best to say, "He was already dead". Forensics can do many things, but it is nearly impossible to prove the exact time within a span of an hour or so.

A site is below you might be interested in reading. Take care, and watch your back! ;-)

Answer 3

You'll probably be charged with a crime, anyway--whether it will mean jail time, or just a fine and probation, is more uncertain. I believe there's some sort of "failure to render aid" law in most states.

ETA: No, I wasn't referring to the Good Samaritan law since, as others have pointed out, that's the opposite:
"After deliberating for approximately two and one-half hours, the jury informed the judge that they were deadlocked on two charges ... At that time, the jury vote was 11-1 guilty on the charge of “failure to render aid at accident involving death” and 10-2 guilty on the charge of “obstructing”

Answer 4

Yes that is crazy. You should call 911, even if you hate them. That is like killing them because you could have done something. Do something before it is too late. You will never be able to forgive yourself.

Hope you do the right thing!

Answer 5

Where are you people reading in the Good Samaritan law that you HAVE to offer assistance? This law just protects you if you decide to help and something should go wrong.

They enacted this with the hopes of getting people to more willingly help. Many folks will not because their is always someone in the back ground that wants to sue if something goes wrong.

I can find no law that says you HAVE to offer assistance in a life and death situation. If anyone else can please email it to me. Most people just instinctively react and offer help unless they are in shock themselves and can't function properly.

Answer 6

Only in one kind of situation. Many states do define an offense called "failure to render aid", but that only applies if you hurt somebody in a car accident, especially if you flee the scene. Otherwise, it may be a crime against humanity, but refusing to help somebody in trouble is not a criminal act in the U.S.

Answer 7

Depends on laws, some states have good Samaritan laws that say you have to do have to assist someone who is in serious trouble (within reason) and I think dialing 911 would be responsible.

Even if it wasn't against the law, not doing so would set you up for a nice fat civil law suit against you.

Answer 8

almost every answer on here is wrong. There is no duty to rescue in american law. good samaritan laws only say that if you mess up when trying to rescue they can't sue you but you have no duty to rescue. if you see someone drowning you dont have to help you can just watch them drown and you dont have to call 911.

Answer 9

They say if someone in a wheel chair is turned or is in a car wreck and you try to help them but they are still injured, THEY CAN ACTUALLY SUE YOU. (I think for not being medically trained). In a situation like this, if I KNEW they would try to sue me, I'd tell them to burn in hell and stand by and watch them suffer. (I would ONLY do this if it was a situation where they might could make a lawsuit out of my trying to help them.)

Answer 10

If you can be placed in the room or proven you have knowledge of impending death and you do nothing, If I remember right, you could be convicted of negligent homicide. Meaning you did nothing to save a human life.
Sorry not the answer you were probably looking for.