Barren Realms MUD

Well you shoulda said that

*blink* *looks around* *goes back into his trailer for make-up*

Listen to what I mean, not what I say. Duh.

Sure. While you're at it, do what I say, not what I do. Or some such.

You are all wrong. You must do whatever I tell you to do.

...and that is the story of how the world became a better place.

*birds chirping happily in the background*

of course being "clinically dead" is itself a matter that's up for debate, as the conditions of being "clinically dead" don't guarantee that someone will stay that way. i believe in several areas of the world, due to the wording of the legal code, someone can survive being sentenced to death, and cannot be punished again for the same crime due to alreaddy having been killed once

disaster wrote:... i believe in several areas of the world, due to the wording of the legal code, someone can survive being sentenced to death, and cannot be punished again for the same crime due to alreaddy having been killed once

That has to be Canada. Canadians are soooo logical.

In the United States, clinical death is when the heart stops. Obviously, people get better from this. The reason for such "illogical" legislature is so that people that have a heart attack or drown or somesuch cannot sue those that save their lives for breaking their ribs doing CPR. Apparently, you can't get charges of assault and battery to stick on someone that was beating on a "corpse's" chest.

Lairian, you wouldn't get in trouble for beating on someone's chest like that anyway because in that situation it would be socially appropriate conduct, and therefore not a "harmful or offensive" touching.

depends on the exact situation. in canada we have specific "good samaritan" laws thta protect people who provide first aid. most places don't, specificly many states. there have been several canadian tourists who have been sued succesfully in american courts for breaking ribs or other similar injury sustained while giving first aid, by claiming basicly that they were incompetant in their procedure while giving first aid. i know it soulds stupid. it IS stupid. yet one more reason i dislike america, you people all seem so sue-crazy it's rediculous. (and yes, that's a gross generalization, but per capita it's true so neener neener)

Hey, I live in the US. I love my country. I am constantly saddened by the people in it. We are ignorant and self-righteous. It is a tragic combination and we will suffer for it.

You'd be surprised what people can sue for and get away with...like the lawsuit on the order of 2 million dollars because the chainsaw company didn't put on the box that their product was not to be used to cut hair.

Relative to that, breaking ribs because one is "incompetant" (nod Dis) isn't too ludicrus, though I agree it's very bad that they CAN pull it off.

Really, it all depends on the jury. Often, you don't have to convince the court that it was unlawful, only convince the jury's emotions to side with you.

I don't know, it's entirely possible that I'm jaded.

My mom is still a Canadian citizen, so I guess that makes me part Canadian. That means I can make fun of Canada and get away with it.



But all the legal talk is way over my head.