Like Water: Why Lifeguards in Hawaii Shouldn’t Be Sued for Saving Your Life - The Inertia
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The Hawaiian lifeguards risk their lives every day to save ours. It's about time we return the favor. Watch The Inertia's new film made in partnership with OluKai, Like Water. Starring Mark Healey, Brian Keaulana, Mark Cunningham, Archie Kalepa, and Hawaii's elite waterman, Like Water pays homage to the bravery of the Hawaiian lifeguards despite newfound legal risks that leave them personally liable for many ocean-related hazards.
“Everyone who walks on our beach, everyone who swims in our ocean becomes part of our family. We’re not divided by land. We’re connected by water.” - Brian Keaulana
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“You didn’t save me good enough, I’m gonna sue” shit if that’s what someone said to me after I just saved them I would swim them back out and let them see if they could do a better job. Talk about ungrateful.
You don't understand. the politicians hung the life guards out.
Preach🙏
Thomas D Harrell you dont understand. He said if someone tells him hes gonna get sued they are ungrateful cause their life just got saved but acting like a bitch.
lol welcome to america!!!
Many politicians are lawyers, so of course they want to maximize the amount of litigation that happens in order to earn more money. So this change is money in the bank for them, they love it.
The State of Hawaii Needs to pay their lifeguard better and also don't make them personally liable. How stupid for a tourist state!
Cut off the welfare parasites and pay the lifeguards big.
NHseacoast Yup! That’s why a lot of naive tourists croak every year in Hawai’i. I say if you are dumb enough to not respect Moana, let nature take it’s course, Darwin’s law. Get rid of all lifeguards, and give that money to create jobs/homes for the Kanaka Maoli instead, and fight drug addiction and the highest homelessness per capita in the nation. How about that? 💡
Rediculous. These guys are putting their lives on the line every day for people who cannot judge their own abilities or fall foul of exceptional conditions. They are fantastic ppl 👍
My mom and sister were saved by a lifeguard so this law is fucked up...respect to all the lifeguards🤘🤙✌️✌️
That’s heavy fellas... hope aus never goes down this track
DONT JUMP IN THE WATER IF YOU CANT SWIM!!!! -bob marley
I'm staying out of them waves.
We are not divided by land, we're connected by water. Beautiful.
Joseph Foreman
Australian here, yeah man i felt that too, beautiful saying.
Goose bumps..
Beautiful bullshit.
@@NelsonMuntz1 Same here Aussie & Joseph Foreman!!! Love Hawaii, connected by water all the way!
Joseph Foreman put that in a fortune cookie. And a shirt !!
Maybe all the lifeguards should just quit their wòrk and we will se how the rest will regret their bad treatments of lifeguards
They cant regret it if there's nobody to save them lmfaoooooo
Slatey no bruh he’s saying the lawmakers not the people 😂🤦♂️
@@moshpitsonly2778 Thats what i meant lmao
@RawVegan HealthyGoddess they aren't stupid for becoming a life guard they're doing it to save lives
Ummm... I took this job to save lives and help my community on a personal level, and so far it’s going great. And with my pay lol I’m certainly not greedy. But I do love my job and my patrons/townsfolk
Sad situation, what a backwards law that is!
yes
wtf
ok.........
I honestly don't really care
dude, you're like some philosopher guy commenting on a a Hawaii video
Been a guard since I was 14.... here in NZ, like a lot of places, we’re all volunteers... I’m now 46, and in all that time I can remember being thanked twice for saving someone.... lifeguards are one the most undervalued groups around, anybody who sues a guard for doing their job, should be fed to the sharks, along with every politician who allowed this law to pass.
As a longtime surfer in Hawaii I would like to reiterate and extend upon the stat seen at 1:00
Between 1994 -2014 (1,374) People Drown in Hawaii.
Between 1994-2014 (5) people were killed by sharks in Hawaiian waters.
You are exponentially more likely to drown in the ocean than to get killed by a shark. Do not fear the sharks, fear your inability to swim and your inability to recognize ocean conditions. That is what will kill you. Mahalo.
Andrew Hall Man sharks dont kill humans in most cases, they just take a bite. That should be enough to be scared of. I get what your point is though
Mahalo.✊🏿
@@DantryTV Well, drowning only kills you so it's much less scarier than a shark.
very well said thank you 🙏
Maholo
heaviest place to be a lifeguard. not only gotta be able to handle yourself in those big waves, but also be good enough to save someone else at the same time. madness
Damian Beattie Bitch you know what Nazare is?
@@hoodratv3 Nazare = A beach with few tourists and a sand bottom.
@Craig T you are an idiot. ability has no place compared to love at big pipe? sure. find someone really out of shape with no ocean experience but full of love and see how they handle themselves at 10ft pipe
Its sad to see another example of the broken system.
60 years of democrat comtrol will do that. Have you seen the MASSIVE homeless state within Hawaii? Cali is the same way.
Us surfers pull tourists out of the rips all the time as well. We're worried we'll get 'sued' because we may have touched some one wrong or the like when pushing them up onto our boards while we take the beating on the inside so they can get home safe to their families. What I was told was, go to them ask if they need saving, they say 'Yes!' you do it. If they are yelling HELP. You do it. If they are unable to respond, you do it. Not a lifeguard but its what we do too. Mad Respect for you guys.
This is true. I thought I was going to drown saving someone just a few weeks ago when the person got into trouble. Later the same day that person claimed I had "tried to kill him." Like...what. I was almost in serious trouble myself due to this person's inexperience and he pretty much would have just drowned without help.
Cannot even imagine doing that on the North Shore every day.
not all surfers rescue others, even when need is obvious and they are called out to.
Most developed countries and states (including Hawaii) have specific "Good Samaritan" laws, which in most cases say that any good faith attempt by a member of the public to rescue a person reasonably believed to be in immediate danger has no civil liability and cannot be sued. This even applies if the rescue in unsuccessful and/or if the victim is injured during the attempt. Generally the only exceptions would be if the victim specifically declined consent, or there was gross negligence by the rescuer - deliberately doing something that they should know is more likely to cause additional harm to the victim.
The only way somebody could possibly sue you for "touching them wrong" would be for something that couldn't have been just an accident during the rescue - like intentionally putting a hand up right inside their swimsuit after they're on your board, or putting hands on them _after_ they have specifically declined your assistance, or something like that.
@@Anonymous551656 agreed to everything said above 👆🏻 about “Good Samaritan Laws” and have helped 2 people myself in those conditions. Both were very grateful! Thank God they survived and medics said I did the right thing.
I was visiting Hawaii once and wanted to surf Pipe, I was just back after breaking my right arm and even tho it wasn't a big day I consulted with the life guard on duty. He was super friendly and helpful and told me he thinks I should hit a different spot that wasn't too far away where the current isn't as strong and the reef isn't as shallow. Took his advice and had a good session! If that bill passes I can't imagine how many people would get hurt doing stupid stuff because the lifeguard did not want to get sued (even tho I'm sure they would still do what they think is right).
If that bill passes there should be a non profit fund to support lifeguards that are being sued for trying to save people's lives.
DorvipeRR good call talking to the LG first. He give you good advice and all went well. I was a ski patroller at a major ski area in california. People would ask us about out of bound skiing.Are response was if you gotta ask don't go.Find some who's done it before
I agree, a fund needs to be set up to aid these men and women if they find themselves in legal trouble, as well as to possibly give them bonuses annually because 30k a year for somebody risking their life for random strangers daily deserves more than just enough to scrape by.
Agreed, and some local lawyers should be ready to pitch in with legal support!
I lived on Kauai for 8 years, there was a body surfing contest at ship wrecks beach, a young lady got caught in a massive under tow and rip tide and sucked out to sea like a what seemed 1/2 mile. Life guard, garbs his float swims out to her and brings her in no probs....the water man made it look easy. we salute you life guards
What kind of logic is this?! Failing governments everywhere...
Divide and Conquer. Welcome to the corporate takeover... They don’t want community
“We’re not divided by land we’re connected by water”
I love that quote he said
30k a year to monitor some of the most deadliest surf on earth and some of the most populated beaches, and have to fear being sued for saving a person.
dawunderdog it’s only gnarly in the winter months, summer months are pretty flat on the northshore.
I’m sure their salaries got cut so the politicians could give themselves a raise
Lifeguards should be exempt from lawsuits, unless they did something extremely negligent like showed up to work late, or hung out under the lifeguard stand smoking a joint. Hopefully, if someone sued a lifeguard and it was absurd or placing blame on the wrong party then I would hope a judge would toss that out. But, you never know. Are police officers exempt from lawsuits? I don't think they are...
Someone in my area got sued because they incorrectly treated a HNS injury, and ended up injuring the guy even more. He’s a very rich paralyzed guy now.
Ok, so you cant have it both ways....you can either be exempt from lawsuits or not exempt...there is no happy median
Nobody should ne exempt from lawsuits in the USA....not even the govt
I agree with everything you said, except the police part. They have no accountability for what they do
I was a lifeguard on the North Shore in the 80s. I also guarded in Waikiki at the Military Beach. I think it was called Ft Durusie! ( not sure the spelling it's been a long time)
I pulled a young girl(22yrs) outta the surf on the outside. She was under when I got to her. I started CPR on the rescue board on the way in. I got her to Shore and continued CPR un6she started to start puking damn near in my mouth. Anyway when she left the beach that day she had a pulse and was breathing on her own. The next day her and her parents came out to thank me and see if there was anyway she could pay me for saving her life. She was pretty hot and a LA model .But I said "No, of course 1😉😉"
So a couple months go by and the captain calls me in off the beach and introduces me to this SUIT. This man was a attorney from the City of Honolulu. I was bring sued by that 22 yr old girl. Apparently I had cracked her sternum. She was suing me and the City of Honolulu and the Military Hotel that my tower was in front of for neglectance and a few other big words. I saved her life. We beat it, but it should not have even gone that far and I had to wear shoes!!🏄🏼♂️🤙🌴
Only in America.
its more common than you think
How can you not save someone good enough? This is just very weird if I were stuck in the impact zone and I got saved by a lifeguard I would give them a lot of money... lol I would be grateful.
Shit like this happened, was a part time lifeguard for many years, there were cases where other lifeguards accidentally broke the victims finger cause he was struggling and dragging the lifeguard down, he got the victim to release his grip so that he could drag him to shore but broke his finger by accident, got a complaint and was later fired.
That is just crazy. The victim should be happy he was saved. A broken finger is nothing compared to drowning. So that’s so stupid.
That's BULLSHIT and not worth the deaths.
The amount of skill these lifeguards have is insane, they do not not deserve this
Top tier guards should be making 80 - 90k yearly. They also should be sworn police officers to arrest people disobeying the law. I broke my sup at Haleiwa (10 ft Hawaii) and noticed the guard was ready to act but I was able to get in. Very thankful for there service.
totally agree. Good salaries and insurance. But they should also stop the fights on the beach instead of looking the other way.
Hawaii is ruled by the hard core leftist Communists. Hawaii needs a 2 party system to provide check and balances. Look at California being run into the ground by the Democrats.
lifeguards are considered peace officers in the eyes of the law here in California I don't know about Hawaii
It is unfortunate the Democrats are in the process of running Hawaii into the ground. People should really start voting for the Republicans so there is a choice at elections. Hawaii is almost run like a dictatorship with the current Democratic monopoly.
but lets be fair, they do a LOT of sitting down
and can a cluess tourist be fined for ignoring high surf signs? they drive up during a 30min lull , walk past the signs into the shore break, get sucked out into the death zone.
Can you imagine if they did this with the police
They kinda do with security guards
BrackishBassin they do this with police. Police are sued all the time
"That guy looks like a kook"
Allen Rod when you know, you know
Lol I was scrolling thru the comment section hoping to find this
How ungrateful for someone to complain after having their lives saved
Humans are scum. NEVER EVER save someone
I worked as a college professor in Hawaii for 20 years and never made over $35,000. You can barely survive on that much when food and housing takes most of your salary. But then I swam in a lovely ocean every day winter and summer. I could hike the trails in the mountains finding exquisite waterfalls in remote places, I could see the Polynesians celebrating with dance and music on the beach, and every day my eyes witnessed these incredible colors of green and purple and yellow and blue in the ocean, the sky, and the flowers. Sometimes money is not everything.
Like wada*
Every time I’ve spoken to a guard on any of the islands I’ve visited they have always been super helpful and professional, it’s a shame the state legislature doesn’t see their value. Hawaii’s beaches are the main reason the tourism industry is so strong and people come to visit, not some stupid train that’s billions over budget.
That's like crossing a pedestrian crossing without even looking, thinking the drivers can't run you over. The markings on the road don't keep you safe. Just because there are lifeguards on the beach doesn't mean you will make it out of the rips and waves alive. You are responsible for your own life so make sensible decisions and always take precautions. And listen to the lifeguards which is what alot of stupid people refuse to do.
Lifeguard For Life...so true. Thank you for your service and thank you for your willingness to be there when the rest of us are playing.
When I am in the water, I feel a duty to keep an eye out for all my brothers and sisters. Yeah the lifeguards are heroes. That tourist with a broken leash could be in trouble, that surfer that got spit out into bone yard, that boogie boarder that got slammed and disoriented, that 55 year old man from Norway with chest pain, that kid that stepped on a vahna.... man I’ve seen everything out there. Let’s all just do what we need to do as water people and ignore dumb laws. Use common sense and love thy neighbor. Let’s continue to support our lifeguards, make sure they are making a living wage, and have their backs when they are being attacked by the money changers. Aloha!
“We’re not divided by land, we are connected by water”
Thank you Jesus
Lifeguards being sued, doctors being sued... When are people gonna just admit the reality that bad things can happen, but noone is to blame for them.
Why do we always need someone to point the finger at?
Might as well let them die if they’re gonna sue you
babylon corrupt.
i was fortunate to visit north shore many times when I could afford to travel there. Absolutely the most awesome place that commands respect from every one who goes there.
For as hard headed as I most time am, I remember one instance when I was there in the month of January. The winter months are the time when the swells are the biggest on North Shore I was told.
I remember going down to the ocean shore for to sun bathe. As soon as I put my towel down, I went to go get wet, not swim, but just to touch the water. All of a sudden , this really good looking muscled local lifeguard started screaming every cuss word at me to get away from the water!!!! I looked at him with horror , for I didnt even need to say WHY ???? For as soon as I just touched the water, I looked up over the water to see how far away from shore the gigantic waves were roaring and breaking. They were so huge from my vantage point and it had to be half a mile that they were breaking. But they were so fu**ing big, and the sound was so enormous it made the ground shake with such intensity.
And in that split moment of that split moment with the lifeguard cussing at me to get away from the shoreline and to back away thirty feet to lay on my towel, and at the same time seeing just how huge, yet far awat the waves were breaking, At that precise moment I realized why he was yelling at me. You see, if you were there, the exact shoreline where the water meets the sand is incredibly so soft and mushy, that it takes not even a second for the weight of your body to make you sink in to the sand. Which it took five seconds fo me to sink up to my waist line for the sand is so soft.
Thats why when the lifeguard yelled at me to back away from the water and most of all I didnt even have to yell back WHY???? He at that time threw me a rope and he had to pull me out of the sand
just to be able get off of the shoreline. He asked , You ok? I was able to laugh with cussing with shear excitement.! It actually was one of the most best exciting times I remember of Hawaii.
Yeah the huge nice looking dude had absolutely saved me out of the quick sand. As he later revealed the sign that said something of the fact that no standing at the shoreline CAUTION QWIK SAND> or something like that. So, I suppose you really have to respect these guys far beyond the call of duty. I was pretty lucky that the lifeguard had the mouth of a sailor at cussing for thats what got my attention in the first place. Because , by the time he did, my body was already half gone.
As ending, for to have just touched the water there, I saw those enormous waves and I really just cant imagine how dangerous it would be to be out there in the water . You have to respect these guys that lifeguard there for they have to deal with that beast every second of each and every day. No matter what they say and how they treat you. Listen to them and respect them. If they save your life at any point in your travels there, afterwards fo out of your way to thank them. Go to the bank and bring them a 100 dollar tip or go get them diiner cards so they can take their families out to dinner.
Something nice and positive . For if you do something negative after they save your life and health, say like sue them for their services, well, one day the waters will rise up within your life and you will be be thrown in to the lake of fire . Value their life and services first....... These guys are very good and passionate at helping others.
May living water flow to and through them... and the power to heal --- from Jesus.
I can't even understand that. No doubt decided by people in SUITS who no nothing. Hopeless, just the dumbest law I've heard of recently.
When I was in Hawaii the first time at a non-touristy beach. The lifeguard looked at me, and said, "Hey maybe you should go to another beach." Which translates to, "Hey you obviously don't know what you're doing, and I don't want to have save you. Go some where easier." Probably saved my life that day.
Though I knew this Bill was coming, it truly is mind-blowing to realize that Hawaii (pg) government officials did this against all common sense in order to save a buck. It was an easy target. As a retired 27 year Hawaii County ocean lifeguard, I have observed weak labor union representation willing to back official policy that defied logic at times. I believe Oahu,Maui, and Kauai, may have better representation in administrative policies This film is important and it will take an entire community to overturn this bad policy. Sooner the better.
Couldn't the lifeguards decide to go on strike. against the bill?
Stefano, when you are really serious about this job, and have gained some experience, you come to understand, that even though you and your teammates may react and respond to the best of your abilities and training, someone may still die. That could be the original victim or a guard, or someone else that thought they could help. To knowingly not work as scheduled, in protest, and have someone die on what would be your watch, is something I know any professional guard, anywhere in the world they work would not want to happen. Lifeguard for life is a real thing. What we may be seeing is political posturing, pressuring the federal government to pony up some more funding for the Hawaiian program, as it is a public safety issue, and do follow a national standard training and certification program USLA.
I disagree, I think lifeguards should not held liable if someone dies on their watch. Going on strike would raise awareness and put political pressure. People at the beach would know if lifeguards were on strike and they would enter the water at their own risk. The only beach i go swimming in NYC, where I live, is a National Park and federal land, as it is the only unprotected beach. Making lifeguards liable would affect people who want to swim off shore or in rough water. In NYC they do not allow that, and once I almost got a ticket and LT lifeguard sent 4 lifeguards to get me out of the water. Liability really ruined the USA and there is not as much freedom to roam, to swim like in Europe where I grew up. Since elected officials in Hawaii are scapegoating the lifeguards, the lifeguards should put political pressure back. Too bad that in the USA labor rights are so easily dismissed. Lifeguards would do their job better without the fear of a lawsuit. This law also will prevent regular people to enjoy the ocean as lifeguards will be super strict to not let anything happen under their watch. In NY state you can not swim if lifeguards are not present, and where you can they do not allow floats, fins, snorkels etc. It is not enforced everywhere in the state, but you always risk a ticket. On NY beaches they mostly allow stay close to shore on the sandbar.
@stefano
The issue isn’t about putting political pressure. Lifeguarding is a safety critical job. It’s not like working at a factory where the worst thing hat happens if you strike is a few shipments go out late. When you first start guarding you’re faced very quickly with the reality that other people’s lives, be it guests, yourself, or other guards, are in your hands. You sign on to be he safety relief. It’s a lifestyle job. You get very emotionally invested in your waters. And the people who swim in them. You can’t just go on strike to put political pressure down because then the whole point of lifeguarding would be irrelevant. It’s like the fire department can’t go on strike because they’re not getting sued. Thag would be irresponsible. They’re both safety critical jobs.
@ stefano I have to agree with you. In the UK much like France we've had Doctors, nurses, police and firemen go on strike in the past. Its the best way to draw attention to the problem and put pressure on the government to make real changes. Lifegaurds have a very important role in Hawaii, arguably more so than lifegaurds anywhere else in the world. But there is no reason to let your government shaft you just because you feel some higher responsibility to protect people from the dangers of the ocean. When fire fighters went on strike in the UK they gave plenty of warning so the government had time to temporarily substitute military personnel. I'm sure Hawaiian lifegaurds could do the same thing.
The local government where I live decided lifeguards were not necessary, they covered that attitude with "No one wants to work outdoors, there is no one to train them". All the while pocketing the money from the parking lot that paid the wages of the lifeguards.
They even stated the lifeguards were not doing enough rescues. No one ever drowned when there were lifeguards on duty during the time I worked at this organization.
The truly sad part the community didn't protest.
I'll always remember the lifeguarding days and always will be a true lifeguard.
Semper paratus ibi semper.
Can we exchange all cops for "life guards."
#RealLifeHeroes
Un-freaking-believable that your state government doesn't see the value in what you do! I think lifeguards should be paid at LEAST double what you mentioned, and of COURSE they should be covered from any liability. Maui is my happy place, but I am very concerned about ocean safety after an incident (ironically not in Hawaii, and on a beach with no lifeguards) where all 3 members of my family VERY nearly drowned and were rescued by strong swimmers, two of whom were locals. I think lifeguards are amazing. Absolutely the definition of heroes. Thank you so much for what you do day in and day out.
I loved going to Hawaii. Thank You Life Guards.
Should clear some of this misinformation up.
As someone who basically was at Waimea everyday after school from middle school, the way shit is getting misrepresented in here is infuriating.
First off.
They did not "make" a new law that took away lifeguard immunity. The law that protected them expired.
It was not auto renewed because the law needed to be worded better to not leave the C&C (city and county) on the hook for negligence.
The problem is that they also want to increase funding so they can hire more lifeguards and have stations at more beaches.
The extra funding has delayed the passing of a new bill that will give the lifeguards there protection back.
Are we gonna due ambulances next?!
Life guards have my total respect. I've been caught inside when Waimae was going off and everytime I surfaced they were watching making sure I had things under control. We need them on these beaches especially for the tourists.
"Why Lifeguards in Hawaii Shouldn’t Be Sued for Saving Your Life". This shouldn't need an explanation!
This video is a little misleading. The lawsuits aren’t from lifeguards not rescuing “good enough”. Lawsuits typically occur when lifeguards miss a save completely and they don’t rescue at all. If someone drowns in a lifeguard’s zone and he doesn’t notice until the person is dead, floating face down, that’s negligence, and the guard is liable.
Anyone have the 2 music tracks in this??
LOL Hawaii is a hard core Democrat state and needs MORE money for Dems social programs That's WHY the want to save money and NOT insure their state life guards
Jesus saves! God bless the Hawaii Lifeguards! #oceansafety
Is it just me or is the majority of lifeguards are haoles? 🤔
That old guy was hapa, depends where you are on the island, north shore and east in general is a white ish area therefore obviously theres gonna be white lifeguards. There are a bunch of Hawaiians and I know a lot of em.
Family supports eachother❤️
Sometimes, someone is responsible for their own stupidity. If you enter waters that are closed, like for bad storms and dangerous sea life, so not blame them guards.
What about all lifeguards who think they are gangsters Instead off helping and saving lives some of them want to threaten little kids for dropping on on their waves and getting pissed off when they get turned in they should be sued
Shame on those greedy people for suing these brave community of lifeguards.
I never go out into the sea without swim fins. Suing life guards is just BS.
*Person: Is literally saved by a lifeguard*
*Also Person : Tries to sue the lifeguard*
*Lifeguard : Whop do scoop you are going backity in*
My life was saved by a lifeguard. When I was a kid, I was stuck in a rip current and couldn't get out. I started going out to sea. A lifeguard came in and pulled me out. It wasn't easy either. I am so incredibly thankful for that man's bravery.
I am floored by this removal of protection. Shame on Hawaiian law makers!
Much respect for all lifeguards. Zero respect for politicians.
This insanity exists in a "one party state"? Says it all!
nice and educative documentary, I feel I've learnt about lifeguards
as a local boi born and raised in hawaii, "If in doubt, don't go out," its plain as day the warnings are there, the lifeguards on on bull horns. its stupid that certain people think they can handle but can't and try to blame someone else for their stupidity. Malama Honua
Uttermost respect to these lifeguards. Insane stuff they do.
I don't know about lifeguards but in the EU there is a law that protects any bystanders when giving First Aid to a person even in the case they don't choose to do so or they cause pneumothorax to the victim. Why it should be different for lifeguards? They should be protected , of course they should always try help but in the case the victim passes they should know that they are legally protected. They only know First Aid they are not trained physicians
I'm pretty sure that law only exists to protect NON-trained people (those who are acting in the absence of any choice). i.e. if you have been first aid trained, you are not protected. Lifeguards would not be protected by that law.
Definitely good to have them there and would rather pay for them than the damn office people who send me my rates and taxes. Keep up the good work
It's so spooky that someone can be so close to the shore and then never be seen again.
I can’t believe life guards in Hawaii don’t make 6 figures, makes me sick
Brian Keaulana seems like a solid-ass dude
Right?!
He's a legend as both a surfer and a lifeguard.
I propose a federal law that says if you go out to enjoy nature at a park, beach, zip line, water parks etc then you cannot sue anyone. If you want maximum protection for yourself, stay in a padded room in your home and don't go out.
I second this except in cases of mechanical negligence. For instance if you let your zip line rust out you should be held responsible.
The law should include something like an “act of nature” clause. If your death is caused by nature - that’s on you. If your death was caused because someone made something that killed you, that’s on them.
HELP ME!
I'M DROWNING!!!
No problem, but first I'm going to have to ask you to sign this legal liability waiver.
Bro you sue a life guard we redrowned you.
No wonder America has the most that sue. Hey you nearly drowned. Come here and ruin the lifeguards life. Greedy brats would do that. Stupid law.
nice job lifeguards! ......
what is the music at the end plzzzzzzz
this is so racist against kooks! #kooklivesmatter
This is why America is screwed, oh and there's Trump
Love the video, with you guys 100%, just wish people stop calling each other kooks. A beginner surfer is a person not matter what age, just respect.
mahalo for the good work you do...I.have seen so many rescues on the North Shore... the guards do the same town kine! The guards always bring the Aloha
Wtf? Shouldn't a surf/swim at your own risk sign cover that. Lifeguard is a fkn bonus. They should put anyone who's sues a lifeguard on total blast
A person takes the high risk and looses life.Humans are not fish as much as we love water. The major responsibility is always first on the surfer.Having Life guards is just a bonus.They are not your Guardian angels.
So,each time you decide to challenge that monster be prepared to loose,because even if you win 10 times there will be that one time when you will not win..
Enter at your own risk. Its not if you can swim, its if you have lung capacity. Cramps can strike at anytime and can be deadly. Like with anything, start little grow big. Have fun.
This video is awesome. We’ve ( local people) have all been there at one time or another when we needed help from the lifeguard. Big mahalos to all Hawaii Lifeguards!👍🤙😎
i’m a lifeguard at some local pools, and i think it would be amazing to guard at an ocean. seems very exciting and different, but with these policies changing it just seems like an even higher risk.
Really well captured the problems in Hawaii and overall really beautiful photography. Good job!
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Flow like wada
Such a sick documentary!
Name of the song please?
that's what happens when you save rich white people..just sayin
anyone knows the music track?
Yeah, please tell the song the video ends with !!!
yeah insane notes :D
neeeeeeeeeed it
Patrizio knight & Adam Bzowski - Night Crawl
Love Junior Lifeguards
Amazing stuff that is so fun!! Can’t imagine not doing that during the Summer