On Wed, 7 Sep 2005, JimLane wrote:

> Lena B Katz wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2005, JimLane wrote:
>>
>>> Lena B Katz wrote:
>>>
>>>> There's plenty of precedent for it being a criminal offense to leave a
>>>> disaster region without taking as many as you can. Imagine a person
>>>> on the Titanic, taking a liferaft for only themselves (they can hol
>>>> dfar more that that).
>>>
>>>
>>> Really, cite us the law on that, if you can.
>>>
>>> And hold your breath until you find it.
>>
>>
>> Let's see, where to start... Well, the first example of this being illegal
>> is the laws against assisted suicide (where the doctor simply fails to
>> provide care that would sustain life). Here, someone turns a blind eye to
>> helping other people out.
>
> Far out, but it will not fly. No one is committing suicide in this situation
> - deliberate or otherwise.

I was merely giving an example of the thinking... allowing someone to die
when you could have prevented it is a crime. not just in attempted
suicide, there are all sorts of malpractice cases where a psychologist
allowed a suicidal person to leave the premises without recommending
treatment.

Lena

as stated, i'm more interested in morality than legalese. particularly
legalese about louisiana's legal system.