Starbucks to be sued by customer...

[TheCarpetCleaner]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252283/Fa...

While I agree a public place has some duty of care over the customers, I really don't see how they can always take 100% responsibility over every single aspect.

When out in public, you need to be vigilant.


What gets me is...

"'This is not about compensation, this is about preventing such a thing happening to another family.'"

So why are you suing them then? Make it public, bring it to the press, hell - go on TV if possible, but how will suing them prevent such a thing from taking place again?

[Puggit]

One look at the grandmother says enough

[mikestrat]

Feck me they are an ugly pair!

[TheCarpetCleaner]

Trust PH to get to the core of the issue!

[ChrisMCoupe]

Does the Grandmother have some kind of knuckle duster on or is that really a ring on every single finger!

Compensation hungry pikies, case closed.

[grumbledoak]

ChrisMCoupe said:

Compensation hungry pikies, case closed.

Word.

[Uriel]

I can understand a toddler picking up a syringe and stabbing themselves, but how does the mother then manage to 'prick' themselves with it too?

Bufoons.

[andy400]

The only viable reason for suing Starbucks would be that they sell incredibly st 'coffee' at massively inflated prices.

[bonsai]

I'm not sure about this one.

Out of all the compensation claims the papers report on, I think having a junkie's needle prick you in a Starbucks is one of the less ridiculous ones.

[Soovy]

You just knew what these people would look like before you open the page.

How about WATCHING WHAT YOUR REVOLTING OFFSPRING ARE DOING YOU F CKWITS.


Compensation hungry pikeys.

[hornetrider]

Uriel said:

Bufoons.

Yes, quite.

[g3org3y]

Starbucks...the usual hangout for junkies, apparently.

article said:

Her grandmother, Linda Shipley, then pricked herself on the hand while trying to release it from the toddler's grasp.

Fail.

[OnTheOverrun]

andy400 said:

The only viable reason for suing Starbucks would be that they sell incredibly st 'coffee' at massively inflated prices.

Are you sure they sell coffee? I've only been in one once but gave up trying to work out what you have to say to the robots behind the counter to get a simple cup of coffee and haven't been back since.

[Oakey]

How does a 10month old baby get hold of a syringe? At 10 months old can they even walk yet? If not, it means a 10month old was left crawling about on it's own.

[Buzz word]

As long as starbucks have a policy for thoroughly cleaning the place throughout the day I think they have done all they could. If the needle was dropped 2 days ago and wasn't cleaned up they would have been neglidgent. It could have been dropped seconds before in which case it was impossible to prevent. However, if there is a known problem of junkies shooting things into their veins in the place then I think they have a higher duty of care to make sure there are no needles about or that the junkies arent allowed in.

If they do clean regularly then it would seem to be one of those unfortunace rare situations that seem to present themselves in life.

[Soovy]

Oakey said:

How does a 10month old baby get hold of a syringe? At 10 months old can they even walk yet? If not, it means a 10month old was left crawling about on it's own.

bing

[andy400]

OnTheOverrun said:

andy400 said:

The only viable reason for suing Starbucks would be that they sell incredibly st 'coffee' at massively inflated prices.

Are you sure they sell coffee? I've only been in one once but gave up trying to work out what you have to say to the robots behind the counter to get a simple cup of coffee and haven't been back since.

Hence the inverted commas.

Nothing sold in those places even closely resembles what I would reasonably call 'coffee'.

[louiebaby]

Isn't that a needle? I thought the syringe was the plastic bit with the plunger...

[/pedant]

[robm3]

If only she'd remained a "stay at home mum" and not gone to Starbucks in the first place.

[TankRizzo]

Cash-hungry pikeys said:

'This is not about compensation, this is about preventing such a thing happening to another family.'

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.