Man could sue his rescuers

Re: Man could sue his rescuers

• willy_gert member

  March 2014

  It seems like possible negligence on the part about not closing the road, but it seems really lousy to sue just because they didn't realize you were there.  

  
  

  
  

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• BeebopandBuddy member

  March 2014

  I don't see how this could possibly hold up in court.  I would think that they would be covered by the Good Samaritan law and consent to save him would be implied if they could not safely gain his consent before attempting to rescue him.

  Plus, what an ass.

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• Pokedot member

  March 2014

  I just can't get over the fact that these people saved his life and he wants to sue them! They saved your life you idiot. Maybe they should have let him sit in the car a bit longer and think about it!

   

   

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• tinyhumantoe member

  March 2014

  Oh my gosh, did you guys watch the rescue video after the commercial?  That is absolutely terrifying.  They were rescuing him and the car flipped back over with him inside.
  
  I think the story is over-simplified and media-ized.  I do not necessarily think he is in the right, but I would need to know more details.  Could they have reasonably checked the car sooner if they didn't have their assumptions?  Could they check the car at all prior to removing it (that water was rough!).  Did they follow rescue protocol?  How long did it take for that tow truck to get there - it's not like those things come in with sirens, so were they twiddling their thumbs for two hours, or working to confirm life in the other vehicles that were more likely to have survivors?
  
  That looked like an absolutely terrifying experience for this man.  Holy cow. 
  
  It reminds me of the lady who sued the genetic testing lab for failing protocol which resulted in them missing a huge genetic abnormality that she was specifically using them (since she was high-risk) for so she could make a decision about the pregnancy.  Just because she's suing meant she wished she had aborted her sweet disabled child, right?  No.
  
  So does this seem ungrateful?  Yes.  Was there gross negligence by the rescue team?  How could I know from reading a page article and watching a 1 minute clip?  If there was, then it is very sad that this story is being portrayed in a way that makes him look bad.  Either way, fuck he's lucky.
  

  
  
  
  

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• melody921 member

  March 2014

  That seems pretty ungrateful of him. Would he rather be dead?

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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