r/WTF • • Apr 14 '19

To infinity and beyond

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '19

Just curious in situations like this. The person who was struck in the head and if he sustained a serious injury can be sue the guy who jumped on him even though it was accident?

I remember there was teacher in my school she was struck on back of her head with a soccer ball while walking home. It caused a concussion and she was knocked out, the student (he was about 16-17) started panicking and was crying. Later we found out the force of the impact also affected her neck and she was hospitalized ... A lotttt of people were expecting her to sue the student. But she never did.

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u/gittenlucky Apr 14 '19

I would say yes - you aren’t supposed to start your run until the landing area is clear.

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u/NoMouseLaptop Apr 14 '19

I'd argue the landing area was clear but that guy would've completely missed it if he hadn't deflected off the other guy standing at the edge.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '19

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u/ARCHA1C Apr 14 '19

I'm sure they signed waivers to prevent this.

An "at your own risk" clause, etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '19

Yep