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In general? I would expect that if you e.g. put a free-standing flower pot on the edge of your balcony fence, it would still be considered reckless.
by Confusion 10y ago
In general? I would expect that if you e.g. put a free-standing flower pot on the edge of your balcony fence, it would still be considered reckless.
- masklinn 10y agoI would expect that as well, and if you throw a flower pot back and forth between two balconies.
- squarefoot 10y agoThe problem here is IMO the search for someone responsible to punish at any cost. I'm not saying the guy shouldn't be punished, but like the flower pot example... what if I put a table tennis ball in a similar place and it falls hitting someones nose? The ball is totally innocuous but the surprise makes the poor chap fall and get a fatal injury on the head. Would a court send me to jail for murder?
- Confusion 10y agoProbably not, because you could not reasonably expect the table tennis ball to lead to injury. But if we change it to a basketball ball, I would again expect you would be punished, though not with jailtime. And of course things depend on the height of balcony, whether the accused seems regretful or thinks he did nothing wrong, etc. And being held responsible for the medical costs is probably enough of a punishment.