Comments on: Discouraging First Aid and CPR training

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:50:43 +0000

Van Horn shouldn't have gotten into the car with a drunk. She's responsible for putting herself in that situation. Shame on her for suing the person who was brave enough to try and save her from burning to death.

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:42:43 +0000

This is almost as bad as the "snitching" problem in schools: everyone is afraid to do something because of the threat of repercussions, be they from gangs or lawyers (and no, I don't know which is worse!).

As an aside, as a retired SCUBA instructor, we were advised never to carry our Instructor ID when on vacation, because if something happened on a dive boat, we could be liable! Not only that, if we were on a 5 mile stretch of beach, and a swimming or diving incident occurred at the other end of the beach, you could be pulled into litigation.

Nice, huh? Good Samaritan laws should be passed to save what is left of man's goodwill towards other men (and women of course!).

By: Wayne SW

Wayne SW — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:50:55 +0000

Steve, Your should have posted this past Thurs. This past Friday, driving home in the snarled 91 snow stuck traffic, I left my vehicle several times to assist "spun out and down" motorists. Fortunatley, no injuries…..but what would I have done if the situation were different. Keep Driving? Pretend not to see anything?

Whenever I see a recent spin out or accident, I am compelled to stop, offer what ever assistance I can. Will the state of CT courts make a similar ruling where good samaritans can be sued for "neglect" or "adding insult to injury?"

By: libertarian27

libertarian27 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:54:45 +0000

This is apparently why you should always carry a lighter.. .

If the vehicle doesn't explode in an allotted time after extracting the victims from the wreckage, the good samaritan should set the car ablaze to offset any liability.
[no sarc intended~in this sarc world]