Good Samaritans
Strangers who help
Good Samaritans is the plural of Good Samaritan—someone who helps a stranger in distress.
The term comes from a New Testament parable in which a Samaritan aids a beaten traveler ignored by others.
Good Samaritan laws protect people who render emergency assistance from liability: Good Samaritans who stop to help at accident scenes are shielded from lawsuits.
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- moral courageStrength to act ethically
do the right thing · philanthropy · magnanimity · kindness · paying it forward · rescuer · empathy · first responder · helping hand · lending a hand · neighborly love · charity · benevolence · stranger · in need · roadside · helpers · assistance
- Catholic OrdersFranciscans, Dominicans, Jesuits, Benedictines, Carmelites
moral response to others in need
Good Samaritansbystanders
People present but uninvolved
onlookers · exploiters · vultures · opportunists · predators