When Rachel is walking her dog, Bozo, she watches a skydiver float to earth. He lands in
Question:
When Rachel is walking her dog, Bozo, she watches a skydiver float to earth. He lands in an enormous tree, suspended 45 feet above ground. "Help!" the man shouts. Rachel hurries to the tree and sees the skydiver bleeding profusely. She takes out her cell phone to call 911 for help, but just then Bozo runs away. Rachel darts after the dog, afraid that he will jump in a nearby pond and emerge smelling of mud. She forgets about the skydiver and takes Bozo home. Three hours later, the skydiver expires.
The family's arguments might seem compelling. Of course we like to think that a human life is worth more than a pets life. Rachel is a bystander, someone who perceives another in danger. Apply the bystander rule to the facts of this case. Who wins?
a. Rachel wins. A bystander never has a duty to ever assist someone in danger.
b. Rachel wins. A bystander has no duty to assist someone in peril unless she created the danger. Rachel did not create the skydiver's predicament. She had no obligation to do anything.
c. The victim's family will win. The law says that we all have a moral obligation to assist anyone that needs it regardless of the circumstances.
d. The victim's family will win. A bystander has a duty to assist someone in peril in any case no matter if she created the danger.
Federal Taxation 2016 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780134104379
29th edition
Authors: Thomas R. Pope, Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson