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Black Friday Liability

  • 30-11-2013 7:01pm
    #1
    Bepolite
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    So as I've several overdue assignments I'm sitting on facebook and youtube watching cretins charge Walmarts for 20% off an ipad. I'm wondering if such a phenomenon started here what the liability implications would be?

    I see ASDA (Walmark UK) had Blackfriday deals so it's not that far fetched.

    My opinion for what it's worth is that they would be liable under negligence as they create a situation where the consequences are plainly foreseeable. I don;t think it's possible to negate that risk given the fact that the police and security in the states can't control it.

    All opinions welcome, let try not to slag off our American cousins too much.


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  • #2
    Peppa Pig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭Peppa Pig


    Bepolite wrote: »
    SI'm wondering if such a phenomenon started here what the liability implications would be?
    You mean like this?
    A woman was injured and taken to hospital for treatment after a fracas broke out over cut-price television sets in a supermarket in west Belfast.
    There were also claims that a heavily pregnant woman was pushed and shoved and pensioners were knocked to the ground by frantic shoppers battling to get their hands on Christmas deals at the Asda store.


  • #3
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Ireland is not populated by retards. We'd be fine.


  • #4
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    ken wrote: »
    Ireland is not populated by retards. We'd be fine.

    I worked in retail for 15 years - I'm not so sure Ken! :pac:


  • #5
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    Peppa Pig wrote: »
    You mean like this?

    I've that scene from The Practice in my head where Denny Crane is asking for the days profit for the parents of a girl who was killed in a particular store of a big chain.


  • #6
    Hunchback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭Hunchback


    Bepolite wrote: »
    So as I've several overdue assignments I'm sitting on facebook and youtube watching cretins charge Walmarts for 20% off an ipad. I'm wondering if such a phenomenon started here what the liability implications would be?

    I see ASDA (Walmark UK) had Blackfriday deals so it's not that far fetched.

    My opinion for what it's worth is that they would be liable under negligence as they create a situation where the consequences are plainly foreseeable. I don;t think it's possible to negate that risk given the fact that the police and security in the states can't control it.

    All opinions welcome, let try not to slag off our American cousins too much.

    Would it be reasonable to expect people to turn to violence over 20per cent off a tablet? Maybe if it were to become an annual occurrence, I suppose, but I have to hope that as media coverage of incidents like this reach wider audiences consumers can take a step back and gain a sense of perspective


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  • #7
    camel jockey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭camel jockey


    ken wrote: »
    Ireland is not populated by retards. We'd be fine.

    See the post above yours, Ken. :rolleyes:


  • #8
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    camel jockey wrote: »
    See the post above yours, Ken. :rolleyes:
    Technically that's not Ireland.


  • #9
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    ken wrote: »
    Technically that's not Ireland.

    Technically it is Ireland, just not the Republic of Ireland


  • #10
    234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭234


    matrim wrote: »
    Technically it is Ireland, just not the Republic of Ireland

    Technically, technically, technically there is no such place as the Republic of Ireland. There is just Ireland and Northern Ireland.


  • #11
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    234 wrote: »
    Technically, technically, technically there is no such place as the Republic of Ireland. There is just Ireland and Northern Ireland.

    There is nowhere called Republic of Ireland. But there is a place with the description "Republic of Ireland".


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  • #12
    234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭234


    Richard wrote: »
    There is nowhere called Republic of Ireland. But there is a place with the description "Republic of Ireland".

    Yes, as in the nature of the state of Ireland is that of a republic. There is no justification for the capitalisation.


  • #13
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Lads, I was only joking. Lighten up a little.


  • #14
    234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭234


    ken wrote: »
    Lads, I was only joking. Lighten up a little.

    You mean abandon our pedantry? What kind of lawyer are you?!


  • #15
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    234 wrote: »
    Yes, as in the nature of the state of Ireland is that of a republic. There is no justification for the capitalisation.

    Yes there is.
    Republic of Ireland Act 1948 wrote:
    It is hereby declared that the description of the State shall be the Republic of Ireland.


  • #16
    234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭234


    Richard wrote: »
    Yes there is.

    My apologies, the capitalisation point is incorrect. But "Republic of Ireland" would only ever need to be used if you were describing the nature of every state as well:

    "The Constitutional Monarchy of the United Kingdom..."
    "The Federal Republic of the United States of America"
    etc.

    Can anybody conceive of a scenario where the name (Eire/Ireland) is not sufficient?


  • #17
    Bepolite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭Bepolite


    234 wrote: »
    My apologies, the capitalisation point is incorrect. But "Republic of Ireland" would only ever need to be used if you were describing the nature of every state as well:

    "The Constitutional Monarchy of the United Kingdom..."
    "The Federal Republic of the United States of America"
    etc.

    Can anybody conceive of a scenario where the name (Eire/Ireland) is not sufficient?

    Arrest warrants coming from the UK? :pac:


  • #18
    234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭234


    Bepolite wrote: »
    Arrest warrants coming from the UK? :pac:

    I love the story of the cheeky judge who sent them back.

    "Republic of Ireland? Never heard of it!"

    I hope that this is true.


  • #19
    Richard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,439 ✭✭✭Richard


    234 wrote: »
    My apologies, the capitalisation point is incorrect. But "Republic of Ireland" would only ever need to be used if you were describing the nature of every state as well:

    "The Constitutional Monarchy of the United Kingdom..."
    "The Federal Republic of the United States of America"
    etc.

    Can anybody conceive of a scenario where the name (Eire/Ireland) is not sufficient?

    When you need to differentiate between the state and the island.


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