Re: criminally negligent homicide? wrongful death?

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Ok! ... That's a loaded question. Here's what ya do. Look this
up on the web. One place that may tell you, no kiddin, is the
c.i.a. web site. Now we know as the public from the news. When
princess Di was killed, by standers in France hav a legal
obligation to assist. None was mentioned here. Altoh i read that
some western, midwestern states require citizens carry side arms
in veiw. Incase help is needed. Statute or not! beats me! FL. to
passes a carry law to assist the defensless. Law? again ...
don't know. Try that web site for some easy answers? Maybe. Good
luck!

On 1/26/06, Carol wrote:
> On 1/25/06, Tristan wrote:
> There are 2 kinds of law: statutory and common law. There
> is no common law duty to assist anyone in your scenario. I
> don't know of any state that has a statute making it a crime
> to not assist, but you're talking about the people's
> republic of california, it might be different there.
> (appologies to Califonians, just couldn't resist.) There
> are laws to protect good samaritans if they mess up by
> helping but I don't believe there are any laws that require
> people to help even if it is with little personal risk. How
> would one decide how much risk was enough to make it ok not
> to help? How would risk be evaluated in an emergency
> situation? See where I'm going? It may be morally wrong to
> some people not to help their fellow man, but not to all
> people. Maybe the person who died should haunt him instead
> of the police arresting him?
>
>> hi there,
>> I'm looking for some legal details for some fiction I'm
>> writing. Suppose a person witnesses a life-threatening
>> event such as an auto accident. The witness could easily,
>> and with little personal risk, have saved the life of the
>> accident victim. Instead, the witness decides not to help,
>> and as a result the victim dies. What, if anything, can
>> this bad samaritan be charged with? If the laws about this
>> differ by state, let's it takes place in California.
>>
>> Any and all ideas, references, explanations are
> appreciated.
>> Thanks.
>> Tristan