Mirajj's attitude is interesting.... As a former military I know that all personnel are trained in Emergency First Aid and CPR and that you can be charged if you don't respond to a first response emergency situation. But I can also understand his apprehension in today's society - which in many countries, is quite sad (go to Europe and you'll know what i mean - you can be sued for breathing wrong, lol)
As a former Medic, if present, I would have been right in the middle of it without a second thought, but that's the training kicking in (and i've seen/been involved with a lot worse scenarios). Believe it or not, that's exactly what happened with Conroy22 - although he hadn't actually been in a rescue situation before, he had employment and training that put's him in that mindset to get involved.
I'm not sure what Mirajj did in the forces but I do agree with him about just anyone jumping in to help. It really can lead to or immediately worsen a situation and/or someones health. There are a lot of posers out there that just want to be the hero and can really screw things up. Especially if trained emergency personnel are basically on the scene.
As for the Good Samaritan's Act. I love it. When I left the forces, i always thought that there should be some sort of protection, especially if you are trained and act upon your instincts to help others. In my opinion, like Quebec did, i wish they would push it a little farther and bring it up to military standards of requiring trained people to help if first on a scene of a non-violent accident. Most usually do but sometimes.... Again, just my opinion.
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