[net.legal] Happening on an accident...

frye@cuuxb.UUCP (frye) (01/31/86)

If I found myself in the situation where someone was
about to die of injuries, I doubt that I'd do much
talking. I'd do what I could when I could and keep my
yap shut. I don't believe in telling everything I know,
so nobody's gonna find out who I am unless I want to
tell them. About all I'd voluntarily tell anyone else
at the site is the fact that I don't have AIDS. That's
all they are entitled to know. If the injured party
survives, I may tell him/her who I am. If he/she doesn't,
then he/she won't care who I am. I'm afraid that's how
it would remain if I tried to help get someone out of
a jam. I'd have to conclude that anyone but the injured
doesn't need to know. If the injured is so important to
the other parties, why aren't they doing something to
help save the injured party?

I don't begrudge anyone a little help. I just ain't gonna
let it come to a law suit. So, since I don't have AIDS, 
and ugly isn't contagious, the rest ain't none of their
business. Any fights over my policy can only prevent my get-
ting involved in the first place.



Anyone feel I should be shot or hanged for my opinion here?





Thanks for your indulgence,
Tom Frye

jay@imagen.UUCP (Jay Jaeckel) (02/02/86)

> If I found myself in the situation where someone was
> about to die of injuries, I doubt that I'd do much
> talking. I'd do what I could when I could and keep my
> yap shut. I don't believe in telling everything I know,

	. . .

> I don't begrudge anyone a little help. I just ain't gonna
> let it come to a law suit. So, since I don't have AIDS, 
> and ugly isn't contagious, the rest ain't none of their
> business. Any fights over my policy can only prevent my get-
> ting involved in the first place.
> 
> Anyone feel I should be shot or hanged for my opinion here?
> 
> Thanks for your indulgence,
> Tom Frye

[Flame on]
	'Fraid I gotta agree with Mr. Frye on this.  The legal system we
	have in this country these days forces us all to be nasty like this,
	when just looking at someone crosseyed can be grounds for a lawsuit.
	There's just no knowing WHAT you can do anymore without getting
	reamed by some predatory lawyer.
[Flame off]

	That doesn't sound like a flame you say?  But it is ... a flame at
	our legal system run amok ... not at Mr. Frye, who just wants a way
	to give help when needed without losing his ass at it.

						-- Jay Jaeckel
						...{ucbvax,decwrl}!imagen!jay

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