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Comment by trimethylpurine

3 months ago

It depends what you mean by do. In the US, if you didn't notify police or call for help and just stood and watched while someone died, no jury would pass on convicting you. You're expected to behave reasonably. There need not be a written law. It's called common law.

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ninalanyon  3 months ago

> There need not be a written law. It's called common law.

Really? What would be the charge?

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