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Death of Raymond Zack - 53-year-old man who intentionally drowned at Crown Beach by standing neck deep in water roughly 150 yards offshore while rescuers watched for almost an hour (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (10 children)

wow, after his family sued the agencies responsible, " In early 2013, a judge dismissed the lawsuit, saying public safety officials had no legal duty to save Zack."

what in the actual fuck is wrong with these people?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Police officers also have no legal duty to help anyone, as fucked as that ruling is. Thanks, Supreme Court.

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