• Kalcifer
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    1 year ago

    What you’re describing is something called “Duty to Rescue”. It has serious implications if enacted, and should not be taken lightly.

      • Kalcifer
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        1 year ago

        For your reference, here is a Wikipedia article on Good Samaritan Law. This graphic also provides some important context (it is contained within that Wikipedia article, but it is a useful graphic, so I explicitly linked it).

          • Kalcifer
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            1 year ago

            What stereotype do you believe that I am confirming?

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                1 year ago

                I never stated that it is un-libertarian to have duty-to-rescue laws. To be clear, I, personally, am of the belief that one should not be forced to come to the aid of another; however, I do support good samaritan protections. This being said, I would like to point out that your original argument is founded upon an assumption.

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                  1 year ago

                  And I’m stating that libertarians are selfish assholes who would watch a toddler drown before allowing any sense of obligation within a mile of their massive entitlement, and be proud of themselves for doing it.

                  • Kalcifer
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                    1 year ago

                    What a libertarian would actually say is that it is an individual’s right to choose whether or not to come to someone’s aid. What if coming to the aid of another requires the endangerment of your own life, or the destruction of your own property? Should one be compelled by force to risk their own life, or their own property for the sake of another? The moral answer would be yes one should come to the aid of another, no matter the personal risk, but the actual question at hand is should one be compelled by law to do so – duty to rescue does compell you by force to come to the aid of another. Not all libertarians are of the same mentality as you describe in your comment.