Woman Blinded At Ryder Cup
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But a warning or disclaimer doesn't completley exempt the company they still have a duty of care to at least reasonably protect people
I imagine she expected that the organisers would have positioned the crowd areas in places where flying balls wouldn't be
Well given you're all saying that this was predictable and was in fact predicted by the company (hence a warning) surely it is the result of negligence?
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Maybe she didn’t see it?
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The Blame Culture marches ever onwards, the actual concept of bad luck, being in wrong place-wrong time and personal responsibility
for your own well being belongs no more.
I look forward to getting large amounts of moolah when I vainly fail to safely negotiate my way across the track with heavy shopping during the
start of a British Touring Car race.
for your own well being belongs no more.
I look forward to getting large amounts of moolah when I vainly fail to safely negotiate my way across the track with heavy shopping during the
start of a British Touring Car race.
Perhaps you should actually educate yourslef on the McDonalds coffee case:
The coffee wasn't merely hot, it caused severe burns
https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e37dbe8e2214d51e27018d686f7cb8da-c
The victim only wanted here medical costs covered, and the reason the coffee was so hot was a business strategy of McDonalds to force people to leave the premises to drink the coffee later.
No spectators on the golf course then.
She was on the left side of the fairway. The player (Brooks Koepka) called it, the ball travelled into the crowd, unfortunately. She plays golf herself, so she's aware of the ball speed, what could go wrong and where she could safely stand. She still chose to stand within range of the tee box, in a potentially dangerous position. Brooks Koepka has a swing speed of over 120mph, so the ball is coming at you. Hard.
Regardless of all this, it's a tragic accident that she was hit, but she knew the risks. The PGA and Ryder Cup have insurance, I imagine that'll pay out and that'll be that.
Regardless of all this, it's a tragic accident that she was hit, but she knew the risks. The PGA and Ryder Cup have insurance, I imagine that'll pay out and that'll be that.
careful, mods might have another huffy day and pull posts like that.
lucky she wasn't hit by a window.
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I don't play golf - golf is a good walk spoiled. However, according to a report on BBC Online (LINK) "players were attempting to drive for the green instead of laying up on the fairway" and "marshals are not aware of a player's strategy in advance of any shot, especially in matchplay like the Ryder Cup".
Perhaps, the competitors were to blame for trying to win?
Certainly the organisers are not to blame.
I suspect that Ms Remande, despite being a golfer lacks experience and/or imagination.
How dare the players try to win
On a short par 4, it makes sense that players are trying to drive the green. Quite often spectators will hang around that exact area to see that shot.
I suspect that she has plenty of imagination, or at least her lawyer does.
I believe that she's stated that she understands the risks but that they were not adequately managed. Warnings of 'fore' given from the tee were allegedly not audible where she was standing and the marshals in that area did not issue warnings of their own.
So she didn't hear the warnings from the tee box, but expected the marshals to?
It got me wondering why she didn't move, as the ball was nearing where she stood the crowd would have likely scattered to avoid being hit - so what was she doing?
Anyone can hit a wayward shot, even the professionals. As 200sols mentioned, that would need to be the extent of safety procedures to guarantee people's safety.
The only outcome i can see happening from this is that they push the crowd boundaries back further to allow for any bad shots with much lesser risk of hitting into the crowd. Unfortunately this then ruins it for the spectators as they'll be so far from the ball they may as well have stayed home and watched it on TV.