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Asked on: 11/15/09, 11:32 am

Say I was walking by a lake and saw someone drowning. Would it be against the law for me to not go get help? also, would it be against the law for me to watch them drown and not do anything to help them?

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In Massachusetts, as in most states, the law does not require a mere passerby to take action to save or help someone in distress, unless you somehow contributed to causing that dis...

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Roger Turgeon

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I agree with Attorney Turgeons answer which is the current law in Massachusetts....

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ERNEST BIANDO

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MA does not have a good samartian law as to persons who are not physicians and EMT's, so unless you are one of those the answer would appear to be you could walk by. In Vermont th...

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John B. Stewart

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