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Message no. 1
From: Jared Leisner <leisnj48@****.CIS.UWOSH.EDU>
Subject: Good Samaritan Laws (Was Re: Spell Permits?)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 14:08:11 -0500
Isn't the Good Samaritan law the one that says that if someone is in
trouble, you must help them, not that if you help them, you're exempt from
any legal ramifications?

I remember a case where everyone was surprised that this guy was hit with
the Good Samaritan Law because he didn't help a lady getting beaten up, or
something...

Now, I could be wrong about that.

As for being sued by the person you helped, I was told in a first aid class
over the summer that if you're not certified, the person you helped could
have a case against you because you performed procedures you weren't
trained/liscensed to do.
Message no. 2
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Good Samaritan Laws (Was Re: Spell Permits?)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:28:17 -0700
A Good Samaritan Law is usually a protection for the non-professional
first responder..
The protection is supposed to work like this..As a first responder
You were acting in good faith to aid the victim.. and did so to the
best of your ability..[this makes doctors and such more libel than
Joe Just Tryin' Ta Help]..And since you were assisting to the best of
your ability and were acting in good faith are not libel if the
patient lives but received a broken rib as the direct result of CPR..
As for the reciprocal..Requiring folks to render aid..I believe
this is mandated state by state..As an example..I think that it is in
Montana..If a motorist is stranded in on the highway in a snow storm
you are required to render aid..[It can turn into a life and death
thing if nobody stops to help]..
--------------------------------GRANITE
"Rock Steady"
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Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
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Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
What is best in life?
To Crush Your Enemies,
See Them Driven Before You,
And To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan
I Am The LAW! -JD
Jamais Arriere

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