Bedford, Massachusetts a 22 year-old woman was raped. Six men executed this crime while the rest of the tavern cheered on with no intentions to help or even call the police. The only help this lady received was from a truck driver she managed to stop after she escaped. Another event, which happened to stir up the public, was in California. In May of 1997, two young men were in Nevada at a hotel and casino, Jeremy Strohmeyer and David Cash. Jeremy sexually assaulted then strangled a seven-year-old girl in the women's room, Sherrice Iverson. While Jeremy was in the restroom, David had followed him inside. As David looked over the toilet stall, he witnessed what his friend was doing. David then tapped Jeremy in the head to get his attention but Jeremy ignored him and just continued his attack. David left the restroom and waited for Jeremy to come out. When Jeremy finally came out, he admitted to David what he had done to the little girl. Instead of David questioning Jeremy on why he did that, David went on to ask him if the little girl had been aroused to his assault.Had the proposed law been effective throughout all those years, a different outcome would have been brought out. A duty to assist has many meanings to it. You can do whatever you feel is the proper way of assisting those in need whether it be making a phone call to the police, or even physically intervening to prevent further injury on the victim. The man in the first case, that made the phone call to the police a little late, would have had never thought twice about it if there was a statute that mandated the legal duty to assist. The other thirty-seven witnesses would all have knowledge about their potential liability if they did not act responsibly as well. What is funny about all these cases was that they could have all been prevented by the police had they made the phone call, or in the case with Cash, alerted the casino security. Their duty to act if not...
