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Originally Posted by jar_e
I believe canada has a "good Samaritan act" no?
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Yep, and it's full of holes and loopholes and 'legal obfuscation' and all sorts of other things. Good Samaritan laws apply to a very strict sense of the term, and if you fall outside of it, you can be sued. Do a quick google search on "Good Samaritan lawsuits" and you can spend days reading about folks who thought they were helping, and ended up on the wrong end of a legal nightmare due to a technicality.
And while folks think it's selfish and mean...I value me and mine more than I do you and yours...as just about everyone does. It's simple human nature. I am not adverse to helping...but I will not put myself at risk to life and limb or financial future for someone who could be ungrateful enough to be around because of me.
This is why, after leaving the military, I didn't join the cops or the firemen or the EMT's. There are WAY to many sue-happy people out there, and it only takes finding one to ruin the rest of your life, good intentions on your part or no.