Sunday, July 12, 2009

Victim? Teen Girl Falls In Open Manhole While Texting

There's no question mark on the screen-cap of that story on Alexa Longueira, who fell into a Staten Island manhole on Wednesday:

We all do it. We fail to pay attention to what we're doing sometimes. But victim?

Maybe so, says
Jonathan Turley:
The high school sophomore has a case. While she was negligent in texting and walking, the courts have previously ruled that cities must anticipate inattentive people or people with disabilities who may not see an open manhole or ditch.
Via Memeorandum.

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