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Mar. 3, 2009
The Bizarre Law That Punishes the Kindness of Strangers
A high court ruling against Good Samaritans encourages people to mind their own business rather than attempt to help someone in trouble.
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By Michael A.S. Newman A man out for a jog sees a child fall into a fast-running river. Disregarding his own safety, the jogger leaps into the water and manages to drag the child back to the shore. The current is violent, and the child's spine is severely injured during the rescue. On reaching dry land, the jogger determines that the child is not breathing and has no vital signs, and so begins to administer CPR. In so doing, he cracks...
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