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Originally Posted by Tobra
He would die of old age in prison
Mr Higgins, you don't seem to get that being "extra curricular activities" has little to do with employers being liable for their employees activities.
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No, Tobra, I absolutely
do understand. I fully understand the
legal landscape, and have already made that abundantly clear when I decried the Tort situation as it now stands. I'm addressing the
moral, or the
ethical responsibilities or liabilities at play in this situation. The two are not the same. I've said it once already, and I will say it again - we are in dire need of Tort reform. Cases such as this one serve to highlight that need.
From the abject lack of response to my very simple question, I think we can all ascertain, and agree, that there was
absolutely nothing Popeye's, or any business for that matter, can do to prevent this kind of thing. As such, they simply cannot be held responsible.
I assume you might run a practice of your own, and I will also assume you must, therefore, have employees. If one flies off the handle, chases a patient into the parking lot, and beats the hell out of them - how would you like to be held responsible? Lose your practice and everything you have worked your entire life to attain? And with that as even a remote possibility, what measures would you now put in place to ensure that will never happen?