Do you have any statistics on impact of such laws (on the rate of intervention, or on the prosecution of bystanders)? I wonder if many of them are wishful thinking or historical preference, and not actively used in modern times. The Good Samaritan versions do have good effects, in making people aware that they won’t be punished for trying to help, but the penalties for non-interference seem likely to be toothless.
I wonder if the combination of duty to help and good samaritan laws make “flip the switch” legally acceptable (or mandatory!) for the trolley problem.
Do you have any statistics on impact of such laws (on the rate of intervention, or on the prosecution of bystanders)? I wonder if many of them are wishful thinking or historical preference, and not actively used in modern times. The Good Samaritan versions do have good effects, in making people aware that they won’t be punished for trying to help, but the penalties for non-interference seem likely to be toothless.
I wonder if the combination of duty to help and good samaritan laws make “flip the switch” legally acceptable (or mandatory!) for the trolley problem.