Law in Contemporary Society

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 Good Samaritan Laws

Driving across the country to visit college friends, two twenty-something grad students were blindsided by a drunk driver. He crossed over four lanes and collided head on with their dark green ‘97 Buick. The young victim driving did not remember very much in the aftermath beyond wondering if she could move her legs, and the faint smell of the airbag pressed up against her. Multiple cars stopped, as the highway was now blocked, but no one came to their assistance until the ambulance arrived some time later. While morally questionable, should the failure of the onlookers to be Good Samaritans and attempt to aid if it was possible, or at the very least to pick up the phone and call for assistance, be declared a criminal offense? Although at first glance, requiring individuals to aid their fellow man if possible appears moral, ultimately such laws would not serve a greater purpose or effectuate change.


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