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Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile
Author: Tom BarryTom Barry Date: Jul 30, 2008 03:01
John B wrote:
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> In other news, the witness statements from other policemen in police
> brutality cases always say that the suspect fell down the stairs...
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> Seriously - anyone who uses violence against customers, no matter how
> much the customer is a wanker, has no place in a customer service job;
> and anyone who can't see that has no place in a customer service job
> either. Well done LUL; I hope you stand up to the RMT tossers here...
While that may be technically true, to what extent should an employment
contract override your basic legal right to defend yourself using a
level of force that seems reasonable to you in the light of a perceived
threat? It would be rather harsh to have to choose between your job and
not getting punched/stabbed/shot, after all. This is LUL, not the SAS.
Personally, if the police and CPS don't prosecute him, they presumably
think his actions were reasonable, so why don't LUL?
Tom
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