{"product_id":"kindness-is-not-a-legal-martin-jr-amis-9798279344673","title":"Kindness Is Not a Legal Defense: What Van Horn v. Torti Teaches Us About Helping Others","description":"What if being kind could cost you everything?\u003cbr\u003eWe are taught from childhood that kindness is always right-that helping others, showing compassion, and acting on instinct are moral imperatives. But the law does not share this belief. In today's lawsuit-driven society, good intentions offer no protection, and compassion can quietly turn into liability.\u003cbr\u003eKindness Is Not a Legal Defense exposes a truth most people never learn until it is too late: helping the wrong way, at the wrong time, or without understanding the risks can legally, financially, and emotionally destroy you.\u003cbr\u003eAt the center of this book is the unsettling California Supreme Court case Van Horn v. Torti, where a woman who believed she was saving a life was later sued by the very person she tried to help. Her story becomes a powerful lens through which this book examines the dangerous gap between morality and legality-between what feels right and what the law actually protects.\u003cbr\u003eBlending real legal analysis with compelling narrative, this book explores: \u003cbr\u003eWhy good intentions do not protect you in court\u003cbr\u003eHow kindness can make you legally vulnerable\u003cbr\u003eThe myth of heroism in modern society\u003cbr\u003eWhen helping becomes interference\u003cbr\u003eWhy restraint is often wiser-and safer-than action\u003cbr\u003eHow to care for others without losing yourself\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a book that teaches cruelty or indifference. It is a book about informed compassion-about learning how to be human in a world governed by liability. It challenges outdated moral myths and offers a new ethical framework: care with boundaries.\u003cbr\u003eWritten for everyday people-not lawyers-this book will change how you think about helping, kindness, and responsibility. It will prepare you for the moment when instinct urges you forward, but wisdom tells you to pause.\u003cbr\u003eBecause in a world where no good deed goes unexamined, understanding is the only real protection.\u003cbr\u003eIf you believe kindness should not come at the cost of your future, this book is for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Jr. Amis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798279344673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Martin Jr. Amis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997328748799,"sku":"9798279344673","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kindness-is-not-a-legal-martin-jr-amis-9798279344673","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}