Samaritan Law Case

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First off, wow, just wow. I'm very unsure of how to react to this situation. The Samaritan law states if you see someone in trouble, you help. A person can be liable if they ignore someone in danger, understandable. This, however, opens a can of worms I can't wrap my brain around. On one hand, Van Horn did crash into a light pole and then caused permanent spinal to this woman, but she was just trying to help. Van Horn is not a medical professional and was just responding the best way they could have. I feel sympathy for Ms.Torti and what happened to her, but I wish this case was not continuing. This is a tragedy and it just sad on both sides. If this explosion did happen like Van Horn feared, then I would understand the legal action. It really

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