RMI 3504 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Advisory Opinion, Fire Safety
25 Aug 2016
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As a society, we often place special responsibilities on those who we perceive to have special knowledge or abilities, as illustrated by the following examples. We expect physicians to step forward in emergencies to try to save the gravely ill or injured, even if doctor and patient have never previously met. We anticipate that a clergyperson will respond positively to a dying person"s need for comforting words, regardless of his or her denomination. And we believe that a defendant who receives only a negligent or half-hearted defense is entitled to a new, more fair, trial. We hope that individual firemen and police officers will respond to the kinds of emergencies for which they have trained, even if they are off duty, out of uniform, or outside the boundaries of their regular jurisdiction. We call them heroes when they so bravely respond, and we would be shocked if they just stood passively by during such emergencies.
