That's unfortunate. They need to at least split those statutes. Subjecting dirt responders to ordinary negligence lawsuits will lead to a flood of litigation.
Untrained bystanders, sure, generally doesn't protect professionals. If you're a Paramedic and you pull somebody from a car without a c collar, causing paralysis, you're not off the hook because you were "trying to save their life".
Well, sure, because that could be considered negligence. But in this particular case, the suicidal guy or his family would have a hard time suing the firefighter for anything. There’s no negligence, no laws broken, no protocols not followed. It’s different than a car crash.
Huh that's cool, I bet there are still people that try to argue that by saying that there's no proof that the person was trying to save them etc.
I don't know how that works here in Europe but I've definitely heard of cases where people were sued for things like breaking someone's ribs during CPR but of course it's pretty much guaranteed that the case gets dismissed
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u/AdoIfTickler Aug 13 '21 edited 28d ago
If that’s in America that poor firefighter is getting sued to fuckkkk