Laying on hands..

[garhkal]

Extempus brough up an interesting question over on DF (in my pms at least).

WIth all the talk these days about needing concent to touch etc, and even if its been 'given before', never assume its still that way any other time etc.. WOULD a paladin in modern times, EVER LAY ON Hands on someone else, what with lawsuits being so prevalent?

[McDeath]

Would Jesus Christ for that matter? I think it'd be pretty ridiculous to sue someone who cures/heals you esp of something that would kill you but people are people and greedy wackjobs abound.

[garhkal]

Would Jesus Christ for that matter? I think it'd be pretty ridiculous to sue someone who cures/heals you esp of something that would kill you but people are people and greedy wackjobs abound.

Just look at the # of news articles where some bitch, sues the lifeguard that gave them cpr or mouth to mouth...

BUT it does bring up a potentially cool scene in game, where player A (the paladin), sees character D on the ground and bleeding out, but while the PLAYER of character D is pleading to the player of the paladin, SAVE MY ASS NOW!, he simply says "Sorry but alas i cannot, as my character can't be certain he'd have your unconscious characters consent to touch her. AND that matters MUCH to my deity!"

[Halaster Blackcloak]

I can only imagine that "consent" plays a huge role in modern games.

[garhkal]

I've seen IRL women sue a man who 'saved their life' by performing CPR or the like For "RAPING ME since i couldn't concent to him stripping me naked and giving me mouth to mouth"..

AND the worst fucking part is in some cases the guys DO GET convicted (as happened to a lifeguard in germany earlier this year.)

[Halaster Blackcloak]

Let the bitches drown. I will no longer step in to save or help strangers.

[garhkal]

That may be why i've known a # of males who wanted to become emts/life guards decide against it..

[McDeath]

Agreed!