Another Good Sam Law Needed

Much as I'd like to punish Republicans for abandoning freedom for all and fiscal economy as core values, Democrats continue to prove themselves an even greater threat to my values.

I thought it idiotic when the perpetrators of a possible trial run for aircraft terrorism reacted to being caught by suing those who reported suspicious behavior to authorities.

However, I consider it even more idiotic for anyone in Congress to now resist the idea of giving immunity to those making such reports.

In the mid-'60s, Phil Ochs wrote his "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" protest song about all the people who stood by and didn't get involved in the Kitty Genovese murder.

Horrible though it sounds, such lawsuits would ensure we get more such behavior in future by not protecting those who get involved from being sued.

Just as citizens are protected by Good Samaritan laws that allow them to offer medical aid without risk of resulting lawsuits, those who alert officials to possible preparations for a terror attack also need protection from suits.

Here's the story per the Washington Times:
Democrats are trying to pull a provision from a homeland security bill that will protect the public from being sued for reporting suspicious behavior that may lead to a terrorist attack, according to House Republican leadership aides.
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Rep. Pete King, New York Republican and ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Steve Pearce, New Mexico Republican, sponsored the bill after a group of Muslim imams filed a lawsuit against U.S. Airways and unknown or “John Doe” passengers after they were removed for suspicious behavior aboard Flight 300 from Minneapolis to Phoenix on Nov. 20 before their removal.

“Democrats are trying to find any technical excuse to keep immunity out of the language of the bill to protect citizens, who in good faith, report suspicious activity to police or law enforcement,” Mr. King said in an interview last night.
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“I don't see how you can have a homeland security bill without protecting people who come forward to report suspicious activity,” Mr. King said.
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Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi Democrat and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, initially opposed the legislation for fear it would lead to racial profiling.