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[–] Amanduh@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (11 children)

What if I just avoid people who look like they're dying?

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Not illegal, good samaritan laws protect you either way. However, there is a “duty to rescue” if:

1: You created the hazard that lead the person into danger, you must provide rescue.

2: A special relationship exists. Spouses must rescue each other, parents must rescue children, employers must rescue employees, property owners to invitees but not trespassers.

3: In some jurisdictions you have a duty to notify, which is usually calling the police, but you do not have to take any measures to help them beyond that. Only 10 states require this and is never actually enforced.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If employers must rescue employees, shouldn't Amazon be in more trouble when they just leave corpses hanging around for days on end?

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Yes, should be

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