[Jamestown1630]

I posted something earlier, but I guess that thread got zapped.

But, what does this mean to 'Good Samaritan' laws?

Those were supposed to encourage people to help others who were ill, in peril, etc., and protect them from prosecution for wrongful death or other fears that might discourage people from trying to help.

This is just going to cause everyone capable of helping to just sit on their hands - and eventually they'll probably be liable over that.

[frank ballenger]

Good points. Not sure the samaritan part is about keeping a person breathing or their heart beating, rather than stopping them from wildly injuring the other passengers like this derelict.

People all over the country are said to have “just stood there making cell phone videos” but “not trying to help the victim at all.”
With the pseudo justice system THEY would get sued or go to prison for making physical contact with the violent offender, just as the police are in trouble for getting involved. “Did they see the gun? Was it loaded? Could they have held him with a martial arts wrist maneuver and talked him down to de-escalate?”