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No no no. Good Samaritan laws serve the public interest of not having individuals go bankrupt because they tried to help. It doesn't apply to companies and it d
by tathougies 7y ago
No no no. Good Samaritan laws serve the public interest of not having individuals go bankrupt because they tried to help. It doesn't apply to companies and it definitely ought not to apply to government. The government is often sued for things it thought was right. For example, California thought it would be good to sterilize people and was sued for it. They must pay regardless of intent and how it may have been viewed at the time.
- duxup 7y agoGood Samaritan laws address the obvious challenges for a well meaning individual to act in a difficult time where that action might have negative consequences, while they act for the greater good. The concept is just general fairness / incentivizing good acts and isn't hard to understand within the concept of anyone acting, not just individuals. The idea that someone / anyone must pay regardless is just ignoring the actual circumstances. That makes no sense.