This Is Why There Are Less Good People

[Kaotic Lazagna]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_fe_st/odd_good_samaritan_ticketed

All I gotta say is WTF?

[rningonfumes]

Sheesh.

[SilverBack]

Asshole cops at work. ..Wow...

[SeaYa]

Yeah, unless they were crossing the road at a 45 degree angle into traffic, or cutting diagonally across a 4 way intersection...that is totally F'ed up.

[PETERPOOP]

FTP

[DefStarYaris]

Messed up.

[eTiMaGo]

:frown:

might as well find a comfortable spot in this handbasket that's moving downward...

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Yeah it was. There was also another story a while back of a man saving a women who drove into a flash flood, but accidentally dislocated or broke her shoulder in the process of pulling her out, and guess what she did...she sued the man. WTF is wrong with people these days.

[Benggolf2]

Isn't that terrible? What is happening to our world? :frown:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Isn't that terrible? What is happening to our world? :frown:

That's what I'm asking. Another example is a patient's wife kicked me out for trying to take care of her husband. I seriously don't know what's up with people.

[Tamago]

i got a ticket for parking my car in a spot next to a lady who's tire i was changing... i didn't have a quarter to put in the parking meter... cop said, ' tooo bad '

[ddongbap]

Looking at it from the side of the Cop:

He sees a guy jaywalking.

Hes also a cop, and I'm sure hes seen TONS of excuses, regardless of truth. Thats why you fight it in court. Just because you got a ticket, doesn't mean that its the end of that.

But honestly, I think a lot of cops have forgotten something called, "The Spirit of the Law". I forgot where I heard about this.

I don't think you can honestly blame the lack of good samaritans on cops. I'd blame people who're sue happy.

[SeaYa]

I'd blame people who're sue happy.

So true! I'm not sure if the law got changed, (may have even been called the good samaritan law) but it was to protect people with 1st responder / medical training. The idea was, say you are certified in CPR, and you see someone choking, you try to help, but can't save them, this law was supposed to prevent you from getting sued by the family members (AS LONG AS YOU ARE CERTIFIED). Same for doctors who are off shift and try to help someone, as long as their actions were reasonable (didn't try to operate on the sidewalk with a spoon and a plastic fork), and they had the proper training, they can't be sued. Not sure if that one's still on the books.

Either way, what goes around ALWAYS comes around eventually.

[supmet]

dude got hit in a STREET. that's the definition of jaywalking. You don't get "get out of jail free" cards for being a good Samaritan.

Maybe the driver of the car said the women were going to make it, and then some random guy comes running across the road and jumps into his grill??

[TheRealEnth]

LMAO YES LET ME JUMP INTO HIS GRILL FUN WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAT A RUSH.... alright ow... that shit hurt... i gotta get back to the bus... falling down... black....wha...-passes out-

[Rain]

Yeah it was. There was also another story a while back of a man saving a women who drove into a flash flood, but accidentally dislocated or broke her shoulder in the process of pulling her out, and guess what she did...she sued the man. WTF is wrong with people these days.

Isn't there a Good Samaritan law that's supposed to protect "helpful people" from getting sued?

Oh well.. my law prof got sued for saving a client from choking! WTH right?!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

dude got hit in a STREET. that's the definition of jaywalking. You don't get "get out of jail free" cards for being a good Samaritan.

Maybe the driver of the car said the women were going to make it, and then some random guy comes running across the road and jumps into his grill??

I mean, give the guy a break. He risked his life to save others.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Isn't there a Good Samaritan law that's supposed to protect "helpful people" from getting sued?

Oh well.. my law prof got sued for saving a client from choking! WTH right?!

I'm not sure if that applies to all states.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

i got a ticket for parking my car in a spot next to a lady who's tire i was changing... i didn't have a quarter to put in the parking meter... cop said, ' tooo bad '

That's stupid.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Looking at it from the side of the Cop:

He sees a guy jaywalking.

Hes also a cop, and I'm sure hes seen TONS of excuses, regardless of truth. Thats why you fight it in court. Just because you got a ticket, doesn't mean that its the end of that.

But honestly, I think a lot of cops have forgotten something called, "The Spirit of the Law". I forgot where I heard about this.

I don't think you can honestly blame the lack of good samaritans on cops. I'd blame people who're sue happy.

True, like the other example I gave. hehe.

[blktiger60]

Trooper Ryan Sullivan is an arrogant prick, not uncommon amungst his peers.

[Benggolf2]

Going back to the basic question: Why There Are Less Good People?

IMO it is because people are afraid to be sued. America is dominated by
sue-u-crazy people; means to a fast buck? This is sick.

Am glad they still are good-hearted people around who are willing to make a difference. Hope people here will stand up when their turn comes around.

[TLyttle]

Canadians are not as likely to lose their house to a lawyer; it doesn't mean that they are not Out There. A local was hit in a crosswalk, and the FIRST thing she did was contact a hotrock lawyer. I hope she loses big time. Did I mention that her daughter lives in California? Hmmm.

So far, we are doing fairly well, with few exceptions.

[MadMax]

The ticket has been withdrawn (http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/central/view.bg?articleid=1155324&srvc=rss).

But the point was he did break the law despite his good intentions, and his actions were contributory to the accident. I applaud him for his good deed in helping the two old ladies across the street; but he could've gotten everyone killed and that was the point the police were trying to make.

He really should've used better judgment when helping the ladies across the road.

Cheers! M2

[supmet]

Going back to the basic question: Why There Are Less Good People?

IMO it is because people are afraid to be sued. America is dominated by
sue-u-crazy people; means to a fast buck? This is sick.

Am glad they still are good-hearted people around who are willing to make a difference. Hope people here will stand up when their turn comes around.

Why are there less good people?

They all died trying to save the ones who were too dumb too look both ways.