1321 Grove Street
San Diego, CA, 91910
September 19, 2011
Mr. Jordan Revis
Congressman
Olympian High School
1925 Magdalena Avenue
Chula Vista, CA, 91913
Dear Mr. Jordan Revis:
I am writing to you because i do not believe that making a Good Samaritan law will not change anything or benefit the community. Not only is the person held responsible for anything that happens to them, it can offend and go against personal rights as well.
This law should not be put into action because of the amount of legal trouble that will be put on that Good Samaritan's shoulders. After the incident that occurred with 2 local citizens I'm pretty sure people are scared of being held responsible. In that incident, a man was undergoing cardiac arrest in front of his neighbors house. A local neighbor who was a doctor, but off the job site, saw him and rushed outside to defibrillation on his neighbor. Not knowing it would injure him he gave him 2nd degree burns. After treated at a nearby hospital the " Good Samaritan" was sued even when he made the effort to help the man, but unintentionally burned him as well. This shows that not everyone is suited to help someone in need. Not everybody knows what to do and enforcing this law could just make people help with no knowledge whatsoever.
Thank you Mr. Jordan Revis for using your time to view my concern as to why I think the Good Samaritan law should not be put into action.
Sincerely,
Devin Pornel
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