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My friends and I were having a discussion in my AP US Government class because our teacher was absent and we were bored. Anyway, one girl was telling me how, if you're not legally certified and you were to, for example, give someone CPR or the heimlich maneuver, even if you save their life, they can sue you...
She said once she was lifeguarding at a club and somehow a pingpong table fell over on a young girl and the parents wanted to sue for emotional damages or something like that. They club had to settle because their lawyer said the lawsuit could win. I just have 2 questions...
How is it legal that you could sue someone for saving your life just because they weren't certified to do so?
How is it moral to do that? Your life (or child's life) was SAVED, how are you going to morally justify suing someone... are you that cheap and can you possibly want money that much?
I suppose I might understand if someone performed one of those and the person died because (and it should be proved) it was done incorrectly... but come on.
How is this legal? I plan on asking my teacher next time I see him, but I was just curious as to what laws would justify this.
well, im sure they wont sue you for saving their life, im sure they will be very grateful. but you shouldnt perform a task like that if you arent experienced or if you took a certain class. in 5th grade, i got certified for all kinds of things + believe me, if i didnt know it, i would do it all wrong. you might mess up + cause a problem, so its best to know what you are doing.
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