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"But swings are dangerous, and users of swings should be aware of that." Sorry, but in the US, the law and most cases say the opposite. Generally, the onus is o
by DannyBee 11y ago
"But swings are dangerous, and users of swings should be aware of that."
Sorry, but in the US, the law and most cases say the opposite.
Generally, the onus is on the person whose swing it is, not users of swings.
- URSpider94 11y agoI don't think the parent is arguing that the family in the story didn't deserve a settlement for his death (at least under settled US law). His point is that the man who used the swing is dead. If your ultimate goal is to stay alive, then the burden of care is on YOU. If your goal is to garner a sweet multi-million payday for your family, then swing on!!
- DannyBee 11y ago"If your ultimate goal is to stay alive, then the burden of care is on YOU." This is theoretically true in all of life, so it's kind of a vacuous and IMHO not very useful point. IE if someone doesn't stop when you have the right of way, it doesn't make you any less dead when they run you over. Realize the reason the law exists is precisely to force the burden back onto homeowners, and that is in fact, the likely outcome.