State lawmakers are debating whether someone should face penalties if they fail to act when they know someone else is in danger.
The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher reports.
A state Senate panel is holding hearings on the concept – but no bill has been introduced yet. State Senator Rick Jones says people should have a legal “duty to act” when they know someone faces serious injury or death.
“And I don’t mean jumping in the water and saving somebody, I mean calling 911,” he says.
Jones says he would support imposing heavy fines in those cases – but not necessarily jail time.