Let’s avoid talk of ‘chemical imbalance’: it’s people in distress

Re:Let’s avoid talk of ‘chemical imbalance’: it’s people in ... by cyberdrunk on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:13AM (#23859803)

I'm very sorry to hear about your ordeal, it sounds absolutely horrible. However, it's surprising to me that a commercial outlet in the US is basically responsible for keeping the bandits away. In my country I really doubt such thing claim have any chance in country, as public security is seen as a role of the police. I'm not 100% sure on the law, but I believe that, here in Poland, the security guards are there to protect the company's property and have no legal obligation to protect anyone else.

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Re:Let’s avoid talk of ‘chemical imbalance’: it’s people in ... by throwaway_kufu on Thursday July 16, 2020 @11:27AM (#23859949)

> as public security is seen as a role of the police

In the US police have no duty to prevent crime, also the gas station is private property not public and police are not considered public security. In short just like slip and fall cases in The US, businesses owe a duty to invitees to remove foreseeable dangers such as a slippery surface (in the case of a slip and fall) or a suspicious person loitering on premises for 2 hours. They also owed a duty to preserve the video evidence but they destroyed that as well.

I have a hard time believing in Poland a business might allow a rapist to just hang out on the property and identify potential victims all while a security guard is standing by that does nothing. That said laws wildly vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction

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