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发帖数: 1075 | 1 China city drafts 'Good Samaritan' law
A city in southern China is considering passing a law to protect people who
help strangers from being sued, after a case in which an injured toddler was
ignored by 18 passers-by, a report said Wednesday.
Officials in Shenzhen are drafting rules that would protect well-intentioned
rescuers from legal action if their efforts failed "as long as there was no
negligence or deliberate sabotage", the China Daily said.
There have been renewed calls for such laws in China after the death last
month of a two-year-old girl who was twice run over in the southern city of
Foshan, which like Shenzhen is located in the prosperous province of
Guangdong.
At least 18 people walked past the girl, nicknamed Yue Yue, as she lay
unconscious in the street, in a case that shocked the nation and sparked
much soul-searching about the state of China's morals.
Millions of Chinese went online to watch the grainy footage of the incident,
which triggered speculation that the country's rapid development and
urbanisation has made people more selfish.
Reports said the passers-by were likely concerned they would be held
responsible if they stopped to help, after a high-profile 2006 case in which
a driver who stopped to assist an elderly woman was later accused of
knocking her down and sued.
Western countries including the United States, Canada and Australia, already
have laws to protect rescuers from legal action, while in France people can
be prosecuted if they fail to come to the aid of someone in danger.
But Zhou Chengxin, an official with the Legislative Affairs Office of
Shenzhen, told AFP it would be the first such law in China.
Zhou said it was not clear when the draft law would be submitted to Shenzhen
lawmakers for discussion.
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