Police: Gang rape outside school dance lasted over two hours

[epchick]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I mean that if you are simply a witness to a crime, did nothing to encourage it, were not aware it was going to happen, don't have a special relationship with the victim, you are well within your rights to do absolutely nothing.

Soooooo what about people that get arrested for "failure to render aid?" Pretty sure you are REQUIRED to do something if you see someone who has been a victim of a crime.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by epchick

Soooooo what about people that get arrested for "failure to render aid?" Pretty sure you are REQUIRED to do something if you see someone who has been a victim of a crime.

Depending on the state, usually this refers to things like traffic accidents.

Seriously, you do NOT want Joe Sixpack required to act like Captain America - we could have had 2 stabbings in addition to a gang rape. Somebody should have called the cops. Nobody should have stood around and watched. Nobody should be required to intervene, though, unless trained to do so (such as campus police or administrators).

[epchick]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Depending on the state, usually this refers to things like traffic accidents.

Seriously, you do NOT want Joe Sixpack required to act like Captain America - we could have had 2 stabbings in addition to a gang rape. Somebody should have called the cops. Nobody should have stood around and watched. Nobody should be required to intervene, though, unless trained to do so (such as campus police or administrators).

Ahh gotcha, I thought it would go beyond traffic accidents. Which btw sounds kinda lame, you have to stop and render aid for a traffic accident, but not if you witness something like this.

I think these boys were too busy trying to get theirs off to worry about stabbing someone, but I get what you are saying. Although, if there were that many people watching, had someone stepped into help, I bet there would have been at least 1 or 2 others that would join in. It's that mentality that you won't do something unless someone else goes first.