Comment on Anon is a good samaritan

• EpeeGnome@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I realize that other comments have already explained the law better than I could. I still wanted to say that fortunately, jumping in to drown alongside them doesn’t legally count as “helping,” so there is no expectations for anyone to do so.

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  • Amanduh@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I was hinting at the fact that drowning people will drown you to live themselves lol

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    • EpeeGnome@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Oh yes, I was cheekily agreeing with that. It’s always good to spread the information that the end result of a person who isn’t specifically trained in rescue swimming attempting to swim out and rescue a drowning person is almost always just the two drowning together, even if the would-be rescuer is an otherwise strong swimmer.

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• fluckx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Note: I am not a lawyer.

  You’re legally required to help, not risk your own life while doing so. If somebody is drowning you need to call the emergency services and if there is a rescue buoy close by you can throw that as well and try to pull them to shore that way.

  I am not a lawyer, but I think in the majority of cases you should be covered by calling the emergency services.

  As a side note: unless you’re a lifeguard or have had proper training, jumping in to save somebody drowning is dangerous. A person drowning will try to hold on to anything to stay afloat and will likely try to push you under trying to stay above water.

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  • Amanduh@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yeah the holding other people down for one breath of air is what I am talking about, I was being a tad silly with my question but I appreciate your answer

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• yeather@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  You have to take “reasonable, actionable steps to rescue another in a hazardous or dangerous situation.” This may mean just calling the police, or in a case like drowning, throwing a life preserver and flaging down a lifeguard.

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• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’d assume the law has words along the lines of “as much as reasonably possible”, if there’s nothing you can do besides watch, well, that’s all you can do.

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