provides and example of the law punishing somebody for failing to act.?

Question

sorry, is a homework question and I need your help.

Answer 1

A parent who stands by and watches their child being abused.

Answer 2

Yes I have heard about this Law but it probably varies in different countries and States. They even had an episode on Seinfeld re this very question. For instance are you sort of criminal if you say fail to stop a pram from rolling down a slope and into a lake just because you might think it is none of your business. Well yes you are. You should if you see something happening that is bad and/or dangerous to somebody else (like the baby in the pram) do your best to prevent this accident happening.
This following I found in Wikepedia:
Good Samaritan laws (Acts) in the United States and Canada are laws/acts protecting from blame those who choose to aid others who are injured or ill. They are intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. The name Good Samaritan refers to a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament (Luke 10:33-35).

In other countries (as well as the Canadian province of Quebec), Good Samaritan laws describe a legal requirement for citizens to assist people in distress, unless doing so would put themselves in harm's way. Citizens are often required to, at minimum, call the local emergency number, unless doing so would be harmful, in which case, the authorities should be contacted when the harmful situation has been removed. Such laws currently exist in countries such as Israel, Italy, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, Andorra, and Spain. The photographers at the scene of Princess Diana's fatal car accident were investigated for violation of the French Good Samaritan law ("non-assistance à personne en danger", or deliberately avoiding providing assistance to endangered persons, can be punished by up to 5 years of jail time and a fine of up to 100 000 €). In Germany, "Unterlassene Hilfeleistung" (neglect of duty to provide assistance) is an offense; a citizen is obliged to provide first aid when necessary and is immune from prosecution if assistance given in good faith turns out to be harmful. Also the helper may not be held responsible if the action he should take in order to help is unacceptable for him and he is unable to act (for example dealing with blood). In Germany, knowledge of first aid is a prerequisite for the granting of a driving license.

Answer 3

One totally unusual and unbelieveable case comes to mind:
State of Texas v. Chante Mallard, a 27 year old nurse's aid/health aide hits a homeless man with her car and he gets stuck in her windshield. She drives home, parks in her garage while he's pleading for help, and later dies.
She got 50 years on two counts and her two accomplices got 9 years each.

There are other cases, but this one has been talked about in many of my common circles.

You can also do a general web search for "failing to act" and "failing to render aid".

Good luck.

Answer 4

in malaysia, there is no legal obligation for one to help others in times of danger etc... basically the law only punishes those who commits an act not those who omits or failed to do something.. basically it's a question on one's moral and whether he felt obligated to act...

Answer 5

They are called "good samaritan" laws. Basically they state that if you seem someone in trouble and there is no reason to assume helping them would put you in immediate danger, then you are required to help.

Good source for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law

They were parodied in the final episode of Seinfeld (nice random factoid for you). Good luck.

Answer 6

Remember that show Seinfeld? Well in like the last episode they watch a fat guy get mugged and its funny but they get in trouble for it. Sorry that's all I got.

Answer 7

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