Comments on: Good Samaritan Sued For Rendering Aid http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/20/good-samaritans-beware-you-could-be-sued/ The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:14:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Katy Ellison http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/20/good-samaritans-beware-you-could-be-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-32075 Katy Ellison Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:52:21 +0000 http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/20/good-samaritans-beware-you-could-be-sued/#comment-32075 Justice Carlos Moreno wrote for a unanimous court that a person is not obligated to come to someone's aid. "If, however, a person elects to come to someone's aid, he or she has a duty to exercise due care," he wrote. The high court of seven justices were divided 4-3 but sent a clear signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of trained professionals. Personally? YES. My finance was rammed on his motorcycle by a car maybe running a stop sign and would OF LIVED if two bystanders hadn't moved him off the street! He was in no danger as everyone around blocked off traffic. The paramedics WERE LIVID as they could tell he was moved without proper neck support as he expired on them! They were there in minutes (collision occurred 2 blocks from Hillcrest Hospital). The medical personnel at the hospital pretty much confirmed that maybe Jim would have lived had he not been moved. The police ascertained the two who moved him and got their names and addresses, and they started crying. He had had a dream (Jim did) and said he would not want to live as a para or quad so we pressed no charges and the man who ran the stop sign was our preacher! -Waco, Tx Justice Carlos Moreno wrote for a unanimous court that a person is not obligated to come to someone’s aid.
“If, however, a person elects to come to someone’s aid, he or she has a duty to exercise due care,” he wrote.
The high court of seven justices were divided 4-3 but sent a clear signal that rescue efforts are the responsibility of
trained professionals.

Personally? YES. My finance was rammed on his motorcycle by a car maybe running a stop sign and would OF LIVED if two bystanders hadn’t moved him off the street! He was in no danger as everyone around blocked off traffic. The paramedics WERE LIVID as they could tell he was moved without proper neck support as he expired on them! They were there in minutes (collision occurred 2 blocks from Hillcrest Hospital). The medical personnel at the hospital pretty much confirmed that maybe Jim would have lived had he not been moved.

The police ascertained the two who moved him and got their names and addresses, and they started crying. He had had a dream (Jim did) and said he would not want to live as a para or quad so we pressed no charges and the man who ran the stop sign was our preacher! -Waco, Tx

]]> By: Randal Tuttle http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/20/good-samaritans-beware-you-could-be-sued/comment-page-1/#comment-31906 Randal Tuttle Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:34:13 +0000 http://www.bittenandbound.com/2008/12/20/good-samaritans-beware-you-could-be-sued/#comment-31906 With a Court ruling like this, I am sorry, if some one is in need and the life is threatend, I think I will decide not to get involved and just drive down the road. If the victim makes it or not will no longer be of my concern. It is called look the other way. It used to be you would try to help your fellow man, Maybe one of the judges will be in an accident with life threatning injurys, and people will pass by as he is calling for help, as there afraid that they will be sued if helped. Think about the implications, your family is in a car, there is an accident, your incapicated, it is on fire, you cant get out. Every one will drive past as you and your family are consumed by flames, where before this ruling there would be many people stop and pull you clear of harm. This is what this runing will bring, then people will say they cant belive noe one want to help there fellow man, winder why. Randal Tuttle Ohio With a Court ruling like this, I am sorry, if some one is
in need and the life is threatend, I think I will decide not to get involved and just drive down the road. If the victim makes it or not will no longer be of my concern. It is called look the other way. It used to be you would
try to help your fellow man, Maybe one of the judges will be in an accident with life threatning injurys, and people will pass by as he is calling for help, as there
afraid that they will be sued if helped. Think about the
implications, your family is in a car, there is an accident, your incapicated, it is on fire, you cant get out.
Every one will drive past as you and your family are consumed by flames, where before this ruling there
would be many people stop and pull you clear of harm.
This is what this runing will bring, then people will say they cant belive noe one want to help there fellow man, winder why.

Randal Tuttle Ohio

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