Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

[Ground_Breaker]

I hate to be one of those people who just posts random news stories in Chit-Chat, but this was very frustrating, and I'd like to know what you all think about it.

For those of you who may not know, a good Samaritan is someone who renders aid to someone who is unable to help themselves. The circumstances can vary, but in this case, Persons A and B were in a car accident. Person B pulled person A from the wreckage because he feared the car would catch fire. Person A plans to sue person B because she is now a paraplegic, which she believes is directly due to person B's intervention.

The following link should take you to the ABC News video where I saw the story:

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11183630&ch=4226713&src=news

My question to you is this: What do you think the consequences might be if people feel that they are unable to render aid without the possibility of being sued? Also, would you want to be helped by a good Samaritan if you were in an accident? Would you render aid to someone if you saw that they needed help?

[rzr]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

She'll probably lose the case. Hopefully. And I would want to be helped.

[coraleaterlinda]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

this is so freaking stupid. that person did what anyone with a good heart would do and tried to save a life. that woman suing him is a idiot. now, if she wins, then no one will want to save a life for fear of repercussions. i hardly ever get really mad or upset about anything, but this story that ive been hearing about for the last few days has made me furious. what is humanity coming to, seriously? i - and probably almost everyone - would want a stranger to save us. i would also do what i could to save someone else. i seriously cannot believe what this woman is doing.

[OrganisM]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Sad but not surprising.

Wow..

[Ryetta]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

People are stupid.

[u84]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

What a bitch. Just because he wasn't able to lift your fat ass up off the ground doesn't mean he was trying to hurt you. Maybe if you had laid off of the McDonald's he could have been a nit more gentle. ****ing greedy, ungrateful bitch. Be glad you're alive.

[OrganisM]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Well, it's not necessarily quite like that. Often times when there is an injury like that, any movement at all can sever something and cause paralysis. So it didn't necessarily have to do with weight.

[u84]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Well, it's not necessarily quite like that. Often times when there is an injury like that, any movement at all can sever something and cause paralysis. So it didn't necessarily have to do with weight.

Yeah, but did you see the woman? I'm sure weight had some significance..

[Ground_Breaker]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Just to be clear, I'm not sure if it was a man who pulled the woman out of the car or a woman who pulled her out. I guess it really doesn't matter all that much, but I don't want any assumptions being made that are based on a gender difference.

[rzr]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Wait. You're proposing the women is sexist?

[EnR]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

she

There's your problem.

btw ,u84, the black woman is not the person sueing. That's just a side story to show good samaritans shouldn't be ****ing sued.

[u84]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

There's your problem.

btw ,u84, the black woman is not the person sueing. That's just a side story to show good samaritans shouldn't be ****ing sued.

No, I know that. But the actual woman. Check her out. Actually, don't. You'll regret it.

[Kekeb]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Sure it's easy for the woman suing to say this all in hindsight, but had she not been made a paraplegic there wouldn't be a lawsuit over waiting for officials.
EDIT: That and at the time I'm sure she had no objections.

[EnR]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

No, I know that. But the actual woman. Check her out. Actually, don't. You'll regret it.

OH, didn't know there was a pic of her :P

[Zybanthia]

Re: Should a Good Samaritan Be Sued?

Lawsuits have been abused for years. People are using them as a way to make some big money, not to actually punish those who have done a horrible wrong-doing. People sue for extremely minor car accidents all the time - they just simply have to pretend that something horrible happened.

While this woman's lawsuit is different, I don't think her mindset is; if she's going to get away with suing anyone, it'll be the person that (supposedly) paralyzed her, even though that person was clearly trying to help.

Honestly, I think lawsuits should be very limited - like, mostly filing lawsuits against corporations, or people with horrible INTENT. People shouldn't have the power to sue other people for stupid stuff like this. Or even car accidents. It's a waste of time and money.