It's a right. Not helping the people in need is a crime, just like running away from an accident scene without helping the victims is a crime.
Printable View
It's a right. Not helping the people in need is a crime, just like running away from an accident scene without helping the victims is a crime.
It's a right. Not helping the people in need is a crime, just like running away from an accident scene without helping the victims is a crime (at least here in Finland it is).
Just like helping an accident victim in the U.S., can result in one getting sued if the assistance rendered, without regard to intent when rendered, causes the putz who had the accident, supposed physical or psychological problems later on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
Choice pull the "victim' from the vehicle, with possible nerve damage, or let the putz drown.
If the "victim" is crippled, to any degree, you can bet his/her rescuer will get sued.
If you don't know what you're doing, you could at least call an ambulance. Or is that too difficult for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
So they can load up the corpse?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
Wouldn't even that be nicer than to let it rot there at the accident scene?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
Wouldn't it be better to ship it before it rots? Cannibalism is less wasteful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Starter
I couldn't care either way, as long as I do not get sued for trying to render assistance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
I agree with your post moreso than the other ones so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by skc
Yes, I think health care is an entitlement, to those who are citizens of this country, and should be built around the principle of universal coverage for these citizens. I do understand that many of you don't think it is a right because that would allow people to live unhealthy lives and cause taxpayers to pay more for these people to keep living that way. But I agree with Skc, and still think the basic needs of health care (emergency care, rehab, etc.) should still be there for every citizen. Everything else that basic health care doesn't provide can be for those who earn it.
I genuinely believe that Americans wouldn't be so critical of the concept of universal health care if the government was smarter with how they spend taxpayers' money. For example, if the U.S. wasn't involved in and continuing these military operations in the Middle East, one trillion dollars could've been saved for something like paying for universal health care. Actually, the ultimate problem with America's military is that the U.S. military is too large and is placed in some areas that they don't need to be. The U.S. government seems to think that the Cold War is still going on, so they think they need to spend lots of money and expand the size of the military to stop a non-existing threat. This is one of the biggest wastes of taxpayers' money, in my opinion. I don't think the U.S. should adopt an isolationist approach with where it stands in the world, but the U.S. really should severly cut back on how much it spends on its military, and move that money towards trying to achieve things like bringing about universal basic health care.
I agree with your perspective as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki