A bill protecting people from lawsuits if they break into a car to remove an unattended child has drawn the ire of some family law and policy advocates.
Proponents of Senate Bill 34 say it would bolster child safety by removing bystanders’ fear that a good deed might later be punished. Opponents say the legislation seeks to legitimize, if not call for, vigilantism.
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