There are some semantics involved.......

Can I, here in NH, "declare" a subject deceased? No.
Can I look at a subject an say "George, that guy is clearly dead" and not render aid? Absolutely.
In the latter example, did I declare him dead? Sure, just not officially.
In the prior "lit up, lungs leaking on the pavement" example, I'd likely render aid if it was my shoot so as not to be hung "here" and in the Court of public opinion. If I roll up on it.......I'll play it as I see it in person.


�Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.�