Lol, but seriously, does anyone know what was actually wrong with her?
If they are injuries that will heal (in a reasonable amount of time) then what is the compensation for?
Policewoman Sues Man Who Called 999
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Lol, but seriously, does anyone know what was actually wrong with her?
If they are injuries that will heal (in a reasonable amount of time) then what is the compensation for?
If they are injuries that will heal (in a reasonable amount of time) then what is the compensation for?
Hurt feelings,
Policewomen are people too!!!
This is just someone ringing up and offering her a way of getting some money, and she took it.
Exactly the same as the whiplash people. Doesn't look good for a public servant though.
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I don't know about that, that hot coffee case is hard to beat.
I thought that too, when I looked at the picture I thought.. what a fat mess, and she looks like Jeremy kyle bait tbh.
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As part of my profession, you are taught that all accidents are preventable, if you identify the root cause. Corporate safety culture, poor training or competency and many other factors besides human error.
She should have had a torch, and known when to use it (obv!) the area should have been well lit, and the kerbs maintained. At best it's contributory negligence*
*I've not seen the kerb to see if it was in a state of disrepair, if so, then that in itself is a failing under HASAWA (provide suitable access and egress) and falls on the petrol station owner / whoever is responsible for their up keeping.
As you rightly point out, however, it might not be reasonably practicable to remove every possible hazard, but you have to justify your position to the local authority / HSE should you end up in court. E.g it would be hard to argue a broken kerb if the cost is only a few hundred pounds.
What I do find ironic is that police officers are now free of prosecution under the HASAWA while performing their duties, yet, it clearly doesn't stop stupid bints claiming after falling over. I detest the claim culture we're in
As part of my profession, you are taught that all accidents are preventable, if you identify the root cause. Corporate safety culture, poor training or competency and many other factors besides human error.
She should have had a torch, and known when to use it (obv!) the area should have been well lit, and the kerbs maintained. At best it's contributory negligence*
*I've not seen the kerb to see if it was in a state of disrepair, if so, then that in itself is a failing under HASAWA (provide suitable access and egress) and falls on the petrol station owner / whoever is responsible for their up keeping.
As you rightly point out, however, it might not be reasonably practicable to remove every possible hazard, but you have to justify your position to the local authority / HSE should you end up in court. E.g it would be hard to argue a broken kerb if the cost is only a few hundred pounds.
What I do find ironic is that police officers are now free of prosecution under the HASAWA while performing their duties, yet, it clearly doesn't stop stupid bints claiming after falling over. I detest the claim culture we're in
The Kerb was fine ( you can see the pictures), it was at night, she should have used her torch. She should have been looking where she was going.
Agreed, if the area was "well lit" at night, he might get sued by the neighbours for "light pollution"
like a couple of others have said, how is she still a wpc, i thought they had introduced some sort of fitness requirements now.
maybe if she could see her feet when she runs (very slowly) she'd remember to pick them up a bit more rather than shuffle them along the floor.
maybe if she could see her feet when she runs (very slowly) she'd remember to pick them up a bit more rather than shuffle them along the floor.
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I've got to admit I'm looking at the reasonably practicable point of view from a cost based approach rather than whether it's possible to prevent all accidents entirely. You ought to be able to prevent near enough every accident if you throw enough money and training at it but realistically there will always be the risk of user error and sometimes the cost to prevent are so high vs the likelihood of risk it just isn't worth it from a business point of view. As you've noted though the business would then have to justify it.
I've copied the picture from the Sky website so you can see the state of the kerb below, from a cursory glance it looks in fairly good repair but there may be something out of shot that would alter that.
Admittedly Littlejohn is a tad heavy handed but then so is the lawyers scare letter to the garage owner. Mind you, the article does state that the police force had no knowledge of the incident in question so presumably she wasn't even injured enough to bother reporting it to her employers. Good luck to her explaining that one to the court.
I will watch for a follow up on this one in due course.
I will watch for a follow up on this one in due course.
Exactly. She can't be that injured if she is happy to still work as a police officer and not even notify her employers!
I would like the judge to just ask her "You can still work, you have suffered no permanent injuries, so what do you need the money for?"
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