I find this very disturbing.
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A woman is drowning in a swimming pool and calls for help as two men pass. The first of the two men leaps into the water and swims towards her; the second of the two men is passive and stands by to watch.
By Fate or otherwise, the first man reaches the woman just as she goes under. He dives to pull her back up, brings her back to shore, and performs CPR in vain.
When the autopsy results are released (her death resulted from asphyxiation) and the investigation is called, the first man finds himself under suspicion of having a hand in the death. Even after official court proceedings clear his name, he is presented with a lawsuit by the woman's family, suing him for failing to save her.
No one knows what happened to the second man, or where he went.
But everything that happened in this hypothetical situation is completely within the realm of the law.
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The law cannot prosecute anyone for an act of omission.
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