The legal codes we&#x27;re subject to, whether we are or we aren&#x27;t.<p>I believe in most locales people are responsible for their own children, but - and correct me if I&#x27;m wrong, happy to learn something - I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s anything in there that makes anyone responsible for random strangers on the other side of the planet.<p>Again, this doesn&#x27;t have anything to do with whether we <i>should</i> be responsible for random strangers on the other side of the planet.