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Good Samaritan Laws (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law

GCSE Morality (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwxm97h/revision/6

Good Samaritan Doctrine (Law Library - American Law and Legal Information)

https://law.jrank.org/pages/7182/Good-Samaritan-Doctrine.html#ixzz6vwTuorgm

Promotion of 'good Samaritan law' good for healthy social environment (Wang Yi Qing, China Daily, Jan 2020)

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202001/14/WS5e1cfbc9a310128217270a1e.html

Florida Teens Will Face Charges After Mocking, Filming Death Of Drowning Man (David Lohr, Huffington Post, Jul 2017)

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-teens-mock-film-man-drowning-disability_n_597229f3e4b00e4363df267c

China’s new Civil Code and the Good Samaritan law (Donald Clarke, The China Collection, Oct 2017)

https://thechinacollection.org/chinas-new-civil-code-good-samaritan-law/

Good Samaritan Laws (Brian West; Matthew Varacallo, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Sep. 2020)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542176/

What You Need to Know When Called Upon to Be a Good Samaritan (Robert J. Dachs and Jay M. Elias, Apr. 2008)

https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/p37.html

Masculinity inhibits helping in emergencies: Personality does predict the bystander effect. (Tice, D. M., & Baumeister, R. F. 1985)

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1986-01161-001

Bystander Effect: What It Is and How to Prevent It (Nov. 2016)

https://www.healthline.com/health/bystander-effect

The Perils of Rescue: Unpacking South Carolina’s Good Samaritan Statute

(Michael W. Rabb, South Carolina Young Lawyer Magazine,

https://www.gwblawfirm.com/news_commentary/the-perils-of-rescue/

Good Samaritan Law in California – A Quick Legal Breakdown (Shose Law Group, Feb 2021)

https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/personal-injury/good-samaritan-law/

From Empathy to Apathy: The Bystander Effect Revisited (Ruud Hortensius, Beatrice de Gelder, Aug 2018)

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721417749653

Video:

The Bystander Effect vs. The Good Samaritan Effect (After Skool, Sep 2020)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9GMo0QE7Us&ab_channel=AfterSkoolAfterSkool

Real Lawyer Reacts to Seinfeld Finale (Is Jerry A Good Samaritan?) (LegalEagle, Youtube, Jun 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhg3hW3K_KA&ab_channel=LegalEagleLegalEagleVerified

Is the Bystander Effect Real? (SciShow Psych, Jul 2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv22TMtNNkI&ab_channel=SciShowPsychSciShowPsychVerified

The bystander effect is complicated -- here's why (Ken Brown | TEDxUIowa, Jul 2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufs8cKyzLvg&ab_channel=TEDxTalksTEDxTalksVerified