Police Officer sues Victim

[obob]

WTF, she should be sacked

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-2198734...

[Laurel Green]

Mirror said:

She says he exposed her to an “unnecessary risk of injury” after the 999 call because of a lack of lighting or warning about the risk.

Answering a call-out in darkness she should have used a torch. Simple!

[chimster]

Need more detail. There must be more to this...... Surely....

[daveydave7]

I read this and simply thought it was ludicrous

[petemurphy]

taxpayer should sue her for incompetance

[colonel c]

If she's successful I expect the burglar will be claiming he a twisted ankle while making his getaway too.

[Baron Greenback]

petemurphy said:

taxpayer should sue her for incompetance

This is a private case and if she looses she will have court fees to pay! Lack of information I think you wouldn't sue for tripping just on a curb surely!

[petemurphy]

Baron Greenback said:

This is a private case and if she looses she will have court fees to pay! Lack of information I think you wouldn't sue for tripping just on a curb surely!

if she has done her leg in then she needs time off work etc all paid for by taxpayer so sue her! if shes successful whats to stop everyone leaping onto curbs?!

[Pesty]

Not only is she fat she looks thick. What use is she as an officer, clumsy and how exactly is she going to chase anybody let alone fight somebody.

petemurphy said:

Baron Greenback said:

This is a private case and if she looses she will have court fees to pay! Lack of information I think you wouldn't sue for tripping just on a curb surely!

if she has done her leg in then she needs time off work etc all paid for by taxpayer so sue her! if shes successful whats to stop everyone leaping onto curbs?!

The owner was interviewed and claims she just got up never mentioned any injury. 7 months later he gets a letter

Edited by Pesty on Sunday 31st March 12:59

[cloggy]

Early April first?

[dandarez]

This country! Litigation mad, follow the US like lemmings over the cliff.

When I heard this I thought I wonder if she's nim and trim like cops used to be? Wonder how old she is?

What a surprise!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301650/Ca...

[10 Pence Short]

Baron Greenback said:

This is a private case and if she looses she will have court fees to pay!

I doubt that she will. She will have a 'no win no fee' agreement in place and After The Event insurance will pick up the bill.

[Pesty]

"The letter concludes the 999 call-out ‘exposed our client to an unnecessary risk of injury."

This woman needs to be sacked. The risk was it was night.

She says he didn't turn the lights on. Did he know there was nobody hiding in the building? Why didn't she have a torch.

[dandarez]

The image of today's bobby. Well, one of 'em. Makes you feel so reassured doesn't it?
I'll sleep safe tonight with no fear.
Think, you can call on their help and they'll be there in the flash of a torchlight, or not as the case may be.

[fuzzyyo]

As mentioned in the article I can't believe that the home office will allow anything to come of this. Imagine the precedent it would set. People need to start taking responsibility for their own clumsiness.

[XCP]

dandarez said:

This country! Litigation mad, follow the US like lemmings over the cliff.

When I heard this I thought I wonder if she's nim and trim like cops used to be? Wonder how old she is?

What a surprise!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2301650/Ca...

'nim and trim like cops used to be?'

you are joking I presume?

[dandarez]

Yep.

I should have said 'will she look like what I'm thinking she will look like?' if you get my drift.

And... yep!

As I bib how do you view the story?

[JulianHJ]

dandarez said:

As I bib how do you view the story?

Very disappointing, and not doing the rest of us any favours.

[dandarez]

JulianHJ said:

dandarez said:

As I bib how do you view the story?

Very disappointing, and not doing the rest of us any favours.

At least that is reassuring. Cheers.

[eharding]

dandarez said:

The image of today's bobby. Well, one of 'em. Makes you feel so reassured doesn't it?
I'll sleep safe tonight with no fear.
Think, you can call on their help and they'll be there in the flash of a torchlight, or not as the case may be.

Is it my imagination, but are coppers getting fatter these days? Or maybe I'm getting thinner.