Re:Drones replace patrol ships on Mediterranean
by thefounder on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:25PM
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Who pays for so many boats? The drones are used to make the security more efficient. If the drones see migrants they alert nearby ships that turn the migrants back. If they see them drowning you can be sure they send boats anyway. It's really an efficiency solution, I'm not sure why you try to make this an evil conspiracy.
Re:Drones replace patrol ships on Mediterranean
by gamblor956 on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @11:03AM
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I'm not making this a conspiracy, you are. They've stated they don't use boats because drones are cheaper and don't trigger rescue responsibilities.
3) This actually depends on where you are. In the US in most states, your only duty is to call 911 so that she can be attended to by professionals. In 3 states, the duty extends to actually rendering aid to the best of your abilities. Outside of the US, Australia, and the UK--which all have "Good Samaritan laws", I'm not sure many other countries have laws protecting "rescuers", and correspondingly no duty to "rescue" a person in need of aid.
That last bit is correct. There's no affirmative duty to checkup on someone else unless you have a legal duty to do so, such as if you are a paid caretaker.