I totally agree with A64Venice. Rules & Laws seems not to apply to locals. But that's something you have to live with.
Or just get a local mate and rules dont apply to you either. I made the experience, that people who hang arround with locals a lot, act like them after a while
Thanks God I never had to take a decision like that. I mean how can you decide to keep another person alive or not. Specially when this person is very close to you. How do you know what is the best for him? Is it better to keep the machines running and hope the person will "wake up" again ...