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It's obvious that this isn't universally true from a legal perspective, and certainly not universal from a personal perspective.

Now, you, personally - if you were watching a toddler obviously drown in a fountain, would you walk away?



I would help, but I am generally sensitive to the legal penalties around these things.

California has decent good Samaritan laws to protect people trying to help from civil liability, and some narrow situational protections from criminal liability.




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