> fear of legal and procedural hassles FUD = _fear_, uncertainty, doubt > unnecessary detention at hospitals hospital has no power to detain you, unless they

> fear of legal and procedural hassles FUD = _fear_, uncertainty, doubt > unnecessary detention at hospitals hospital has no power to detain you, unless they are committing you to the psychiatry ward. You stay for the same reason you bring that person to the hospital (to help). I understand that people in india are afraid. But my point is that it is a fear based on uncertainty and doubt due to ignorance of the law and other reasons (economic) mis attributed to "legal formalities". Its a polite term to use when the real reason is you have better things to do (your own problems to deal with). > guidelines on how to treat Good-Samaritans. they sound reasonable and within expected legal procedure to begin with... the reason they might have been issued is because of the FUD, not because the law already doesn't say the same thing...