safety in supermarkets

[Jane Doe]

Do supermarkets have a duty of care to customers to see customers are not subject to threats of voilence by another shopper?

could someone subjected to such threats take a case against the supermarket?

 

[Ravima]

why would take an action against the supermarket and not against the offending party?

have you made a complaint to management/gardai?

 

[Jane Doe]

why would take an action against the supermarket and not against the offending party?

i just wanted to know if supermarkets have a duty of care to customers to see customers are not subject to threats of voilence by another shopper?

 

[jhegarty]

I'd be surprised if they did.

 

[Complainer]

Do supermarkets have a duty of care to customers to see customers are not subject to threats of voilence by another shopper?

could someone subjected to such threats take a case against the supermarket?

There is nothing explicit in legislation about supermarkets, or about threats of violence. The real issue would be whether they could have reasonably predicted that this event would happen.

Was it a totally random thing, or was it brought on by some action or negligence by the supermarket?

 

[Smashbox]

There's no way any supermarket can know if an act of violence is gonna occur.

 

[NicolaM]

You do post some interesting/unusual questions Jane Doe!
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=111739

Nicola

 

[dereko1969]

You do post some interesting/unusual questions Jane Doe!
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=111739

Nicola

maybe the traffic warden followed the person that took the photo into the shopping centre and decked them? curiouser and curiouser.......

 

[extopia]

Is this a real situation or an academic situation?

 

[NicolaM]

Or...an assignment, perhaps?

Nicola

 

[gillarosa]

I was wondering if the wayward TD was back, being election time and all!!

 

[Jane Doe]

You do post some interesting/unusual questions Jane Doe!

Nicola

which is more than i can say for you.i could try to go through your posts but i would not be interested enough

i seem to remember once when someone was asaulted in a disco of a hotel the took action against the hotel

 

[Celtwytch]

which is more than i can say for you.i could try to go through your posts but i would not be interested enough

There's no need to be rude - Nicola was merely making an observation.

 

[Caveat]

which is more than i can say for you.i could try to go through your posts but i would not be interested enough

WTF?!

Unbelievable response.

 

[Jane Doe]

There's no need to be rude - Nicola was merely making an observation.

nicola and other posters were using other posts of mine to make fun and i consider that rude

 

[jhegarty]

nicola and other posters were using other posts of mine to make fun and i consider that rude

She only said you posted interesting questions. That was a compliment the last time I checked.

 

[Jane Doe]

She only said you posted interesting questions. That was a compliment the last time I checked.

OK I am sorry, I picked up wrong and I apologise

 

[mathepac]

You do post some interesting/unusual questions Jane Doe!
http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=111739

You beat me to it. I agree, some very unusual questions.

maybe the traffic warden followed the person that took the photo into the shopping centre and decked them? curiouser and curiouser.......

Maybe the kid who was messing with the plant went shopping with a hand-gun?

 

[iggy]

What if I was mindin` me own business, doin` me shoppin` an` this happened?
Who`d be responsible if I was gored in the vegetable department???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8utcbh54IA8

 

[Caveat]

... if I was gored in the vegetable department???

Sounds painful. I'm fond of my two veg (and meat TBH)