Lena B Katz wrote:

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> 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.

Criminal negligence? That might apply if you left an invalid in your house when
you bailed out ahead of the flood. It's a far cry from being expected to go on a
search and rescue mission among strangers when your own life is in danger. While
some of the people who stayed may not have been able to leave, many of them chose
to stay for one reason or another. I saw a guy being interviewed yesterday who
has been there for more than a week and has no intention of leaving, even though
the water is still 5 feet deep on his street.