Too true. Of course, there are those who love to say words like " No good deed shall go unpunished" (which I think was originally uttered by the Marquis de Sade)-- but that can be an excuse for selfish people who always need some justification for being what they are...
In New York and many other places, people used to be afraid of acts of kindness and helping others because they sometimes got sued for it!
Which brings us to the "Good Samaritan Laws" many states finally passed...from the net:
Good Samaritan laws are laws or acts offering legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated. In some cases, Good Samaritan laws encourage people to offer assistance (duty to rescue).[1] The protection is intended to reduce bystanders' hesitation to assist, for fear of being sued or prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death.
An example of the obligation to help a person is the Argentina law on "abandonment of persons", Articles 106-108 of the Argentine Penal Code, which include the provision in Article 106 "a person who endangers the life or health of another, either by putting a person in jeopardy or abandoning to their fate a person unable to cope alone who must be cared for ... will be imprisoned for between 2 and 6 years".[2]
An example of legal protection without obligation to act: in common-law areas of Canada a good Samaritan doctrine is a legal principle that prevents a rescuer who has voluntarily helped a victim in distress from being successfully sued for 'wrongdoing'. Its purpose is to keep people from being reluctant to help a stranger in need for fear of legal repercussions should they make some mistake in treatment.[3]
Good Samaritan laws vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, as do their interactions with various other legal principles, such as consent, parental rights and the right to refuse treatment. Most such laws do not apply to medical professionals' or career emergency responders' on-the-job conduct, but some extend protection to professional rescuers when they are acting in a volunteer capacity.
The principles contained in good Samaritan laws more typically operate in countries in which the foundation of the legal system is English Common Law, such as Australia.[4] In many countries that use civil law as the foundation for their legal systems, the same legal effect is more typically achieved using a principle of duty to rescue.
Good Samaritan laws take their name from a parable found in the Bible, attributed to Jesus, commonly referred to as the Parable of the Good Samaritan which is contained in Luke 10:25-37. It recounts the aid given by a traveler from the area known as Samaria to another traveler of a conflicting religious and ethnic background who had been beaten and robbed by bandits.[5]
More about the Sukyo Makahiri Center-- background--some people call it a cult and it was banned as such in France at one time...just found this on the web which I believe is really ad for place written by itself==
What is Mahikari?
His "mission" was to save the world and he was called in the organisation he founded, "Savior of Mankind" (Sukuinushisama).
God would have revealed him he had to raise his hand and give God's light in order to purify man et prepare as many people as possible for the next holy civilisation. He was also asked to transmit this extraordinary power to the others. At the beginning, the teachings of Sukyo Mahikari claim to be purposed for all mankind, to unite the families, the nations and the religions. They should also prepare mankind to a new exciting era.
Sukyo Mahikari also gives its answers to questions such as : "Why are we on earth?, What is the purpose of man? What does happen after death? Are spirits a reality? Indeed, Sukyo Mahikari speaks about God, gods, spirits, reincarnation, and many more esoteric subjects.
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