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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by 6510 on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @10:13PM (#37142014)
In the Netherlands, if a stranger shows up at your door and asks for water you are obligated to give it to them.
Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by sneak on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @01:09AM (#37143069)
This is true everywhere on Earth, just perhaps not codified into law.
Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by Thiez on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @02:57AM (#37143632)
Really? Could you point me to that law? I think it's a cool rule but can't find it. Unless you mean in emergencies?
Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by r0b1n on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @05:03AM (#37144468)
In Germany, there is "case law" to that effect. Letting someone suffer of thirst is "unterlassene Hilfeleistung", roughly translated "neglecting to give aid". Not giving someone suffering of thirst any water is considered as an example in legal literature, however, I know of no real case where someone was convicted solely for that. And it isn't really straightforward to argue that a restaurant not serving tap water would fulfil the criteria of "unterlassene Hilfeleistung", at least because the usual restaurant-goer isn't suffering that badly.

Also, aforementioned aid doesn't have to be free, the person benefiting from your aid owes you the cost of that aid.