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Bad Samaritan Law
I believed that as a human beings I should do what I can do to stop the crime. We can be very calm and protect ourselves away from the danger but we cannot just do nothing. I believed that we should report what we think is wrong and let the criminal justice decide what is really right or wrong, but it does not mean we ignore the crime even we know something wrong. No matter what situation, we may not be stop the crime directly but we always have to report it to our law enforcement. I am a mother, I don't want my child live in same situation and feel helpless, therefore, I will not ignore it even the victim is not my family. About the Bad Samaritan Law, I think it should be exist for letting people aware that they have to at lease do something.

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