charity towards former employer

If you worked for someone on an at-will basis who fires you, and years later their house burns down and they approach you for help, can you legally tell them you will not help them in any way because of their firing you in the past?

Surely you don't believe there is a law that says you cannot tell a former employer you don't wish to help them in an endeavor that has nothing whatsoever ( from your posting ) to do with work? What is the relationship between them asking for help and the fact that you used to work for them but got fired? You are certainly allowed to tell them whatever you wish----I don't see the correlation between the two.

I believe the distinction is perhaps between a LEGAL obligation and a moral or ethical one? While I am not certain that ANY obligation exists to help ANYONE ---there is certainly no legal one. I am interested it knowing why you would think there was even a remote chance there was. Please explain.

As for the law:


I want to make sure they can't claim I am "retaliating" as far as what the laws books say I can or can't do

As for morals:

They didn't do anything for me to help me out while looking for another job so why help them?