Hey,
No, that is a separate issue altogether. Liability and fault are not the same at all. Let me give you an example. (Note: I was a lot younger at the time of this story, and I'm a different person, now. I'm not particularly proud of it, and I wish I hadn't done this, but what's done is done, and it's one insurance company or another, so, meh.)
Once, as I was driving, during a turn, a truck in another traffic lane overextended its trajectory just a bit, just enough that it entered my lane for a tad. I had plenty of room to give it some space within my lane, and even if it had kept coming, I had a whole other lane with no one in it. And yet, for reasons I won't go into just right now, I deliberately chose to let the crash happen. I knew I could have avoided it. The truck driver knew I could have avoided it. The police knew it too. And so did the insurance companies. Given the size of the truck and the shape of the turn, his trajectory was totally understandable. The whole thing was completely my fault, and pretty much everone knew it. Yet it was his liability, and it was his insurance company that paid to have my car fixed.
My auto insurance doesn't cover car theft, so, you know, whatever. But if it did, then yes, I would have had entered into a contract with the insurance company to take any and all reasonable measures to prevent such a theft. If my car gets stolen because I didn't lock it, it's still not my fault that it got stolen, but I am liable for it because I breached my contract.
Fault is a moral judgement. Liability is a matter of law and contract. A crime is never the victim's fault. That doesn't mean the victim can't share liability.
Cheers,
J.
Here Dragon.
http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk/mythsampfacts2.php said:
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I'm interested to hear what people think we should do instead of putting up these posters? (Don't just put 'catch the rapists' or I'll hit you with a flaming stick of death
I dont want to be beaten with a flaming stick. To be honest the police aren't psyhic and can't predict where someone is going to be raped, nor can you know that someone is capable of it if they have never been caught of it before. I think the poster is fine if im honest, all it is doing is making people aware of the service. I think the comments from the facebook post are like I said before a bit of bollocks. There isn't much else the police can do apart from making sure people are aware of this service, I don't know if there are any websites that give women advice on the best ways to keep themselves safe. But who is actually going to look at it? I know I wouldn't be too fussed, most of it is common sense, making sure people know where you are planning on being ect ect..
Why is it disgusting to make people aware of the dangers of unbooked, unlicensed minicabs? This poster is one of a series of initiatives that have been launched jointly by TfL and the Metropolitan Police, along with the British Transport Police and the City of London Police, in response to an escalation of sexual assaults committed by thee drivers of these cabs. Doing anything else, and we would be accused of shirking our duty to the public (quite rightly).
I'm interested to hear what people think we should do instead of putting up these posters? (Don't just put 'catch the rapists' or I'll hit you with a flaming stick of death
Why is it disgusting to make people aware of the dangers of unbooked, unlicensed minicabs? This poster is one of a series of initiatives that have been launched jointly by TfL and the Metropolitan Police, along with the British Transport Police and the City of London Police, in response to an escalation of sexual assaults committed by thee drivers of these cabs. Doing anything else, and we would be accused of shirking our duty to the public (quite rightly).
I'm interested to hear what people think we should do instead of putting up these posters? (Don't just put 'catch the rapists' or I'll hit you with a flaming stick of death
We do. We frequently have initiatives aimed at warning people of the dangers there are out there, and some simple precautions you can take to help avoid them. Sadly, however, people often don't listen to the police.
A vulnerable person is much more likely to be attacked than an invulnerable one is. Beauty doesn't come into it (exceptions will, of course, exist. I'm talking general trends.) Rape isn't about sex; it's about power.
Going to go ahead and use a term I for the first time think is worth using:
This. Having someone there is not always an option. 'Tis just the way it is.