Her texts urged a boyfriend to kill himself. A judge just upheld her conviction.

[Max Rockatansky]

Navy rescue swimmers will knock a person out, if they have to, then rescue them.

Yes, but only as a last resort. They'll do as I posted: Escape and swim out of reach until the victim calms down or passes out. Knocking them out risks killing them.

[Max Rockatansky]

It still doesn't make it right.

Agreed. It's certainly not Christian or humanitarian. That said, I'm hesitant to make it a law requiring aid. OTOH, I could see the family suing the kids for their actions just as the Browns sued OJ.

[Trish]

Agreed. It's certainly not Christian or humanitarian. That said, I'm hesitant to make it a law requiring aid. OTOH, I could see the family suing the kids for their actions just as the Browns sued OJ.

I agree, there should not be a law mandating that someone put their lives at risk. There is something morally wrong about that situation. If they had access to a phone to call for help and they made no attempt there should be some type of punishment.

In this case I would have required mental evaluation. You have to be sick to video tape someone dying.

[Peter1469]

I agree, there should not be a law mandating that someone put their lives at risk. There is something morally wrong about that situation. If they had access to a phone to call for help and they made no attempt there should be some type of punishment.

In this case I would have required mental evaluation. You have to be sick to video tape someone dying.

The last episode of Sienfield was on that topic.

[Max Rockatansky]

The last episode of Sienfield was on that topic.

Good reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fi...infeld)#Part_I

Do many places in the US actually have a "duty to rescue" law? I can see the Euros requiring something like that.

[Peter1469]

Good reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fi...infeld)#Part_I

Do many places in the US actually have a "duty to rescue" law? I can see the Euros requiring something like that.

I am not aware of any place in the US that has that duty.