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What happens when you deliver a package and the recipient thinks you're an intruder and shoots you?
by duck 14y ago
What happens when you deliver a package and the recipient thinks you're an intruder and shoots you?
- EliRivers 14y agoPresumably the same thing that happens now when a stranger knocks on your door and you murder them. You get arrested for murder and go to jail.
- duck 14y agoYeah, that wasn't my point though. You're basically making those people doing delivery's contractors. I probably should of asked something like: what happens when you go deliver something and you fall on their slippery sidewalk? Walmart is at that point responsible, right?
- EliRivers 14y agoNo. Whilst I am guessing which legal system you come under, if it's the one I suspect, the owner of the property has the responsibility to ensure reasonable levels of safety. Walmart does not have a responsibility to maintain the sidewalk outside someone else's house. If the last dozen people delivering there all were injured and WalMart knew about it, then you might have some kind of case.
- freehunter 14y agoDoes that frequently happen with the UPS, mail, or pizza guy? Because these are deliveries that you have ordered. You should expect someone. Also, I'm willing to bet unannounced visitors such as religious organizations have a similarly low incidence of being shot for knocking on someone's door. Intruders don't frequently knock and wait for you to answer.