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Splashing Pedestrians by Driving into Puddles

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    #32
    Steve
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    In formula one they call it a 'splash and dash'...:pac:


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    #33
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    A car in front of me today sent a torrent of water straight for a pedestrian today which just missed him. I drove around the puddle, my good deed for the day. :)


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    #34
    Alkers
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    Horrible, horrible thing to do. If it was done to me and I saw the car stopped at lights I'd have no problems getting my own back.


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    #35
    cyclopath2001
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    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    A car in front of me today sent a torrent of water straight for a pedestrian today which just missed him. I drove around the puddle, my good deed for the day. :)
    It's sad to think that not injuring someone is considered to be a good deed.

    What you did was good driving, something that is expected from everyone.


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    #36
    Victor_M
    Registered Users Posts: 1,608 ✭✭✭Victor_M


    cyclopath2001 wrote: »
    It's sad to think that not injuring someone is considered to be a good deed.

    What you did was good driving, something that is expected from everyone.

    It's sad to think that someone being splashed with a little bit of water is considered as injuring them.

    I don 't know why you bother posting in the motoring section.


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    #37
    SV
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    cyclopath2001 wrote: »
    It's sad to think that not injuring someone is considered to be a good deed.

    What you did was good driving, something that is expected from everyone.



    Ok, go for it. How is splashing someone with water injuring them?


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    #38
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
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    ClioV6 wrote: »
    Ok, go for it. How is splashing someone with water injuring them?
    It may not be injuring them, but it is assault, and as such is a criminal offense.


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    #39
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,844 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    ClioV6 wrote: »
    Ok, go for it. How is splashing someone with water injuring them?
    injure


    • verb 1 do physical harm to; wound. 2 offend or hurt.

    http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/injure?view=uk


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    #40
    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,667 ✭✭✭maidhc


    kbannon wrote: »
    injure


    • verb 1 do physical harm to; wound. 2 offend or hurt.

    http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/injure?view=uk

    and?

    We assume we are not using context "2" here. Is wetting someone physcial harm? I don't know....


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    #41
    Berty
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    Sean_K wrote: »
    It may not be injuring them, but it is assault, and as such is a criminal offense.

    Assault. Jesus Effin Christ. :eek:

    1. a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
    2. Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.

    If driving through a puddle is assault then you probably think brushing a womans arm in a crowded bar is Rape!!


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    #42
    Seth Brundle
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    I would have put it under #2!


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    #43
    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,667 ✭✭✭maidhc


    Sean_K wrote: »
    It may not be injuring them, but it is assault, and as such is a criminal offense.

    Is it? I don't know anything about criminal law, but my vague recollection was that this is governed by the non fatal offences against the person act which says:
    2. —(1) A person shall be guilty of the offence of assault who, without lawful excuse, intentionally or recklessly—
    [GA]

    ( a ) directly or indirectly applies force to or causes an impact on the body of another, or
    [GA]

    ( b ) causes another to believe on reasonable grounds that he or she is likely immediately to be subjected to any such force or impact,
    [GA]

    without the consent of the other.
    [GA]

    (2) In subsection (1)(a), "force" includes—
    [GA]

    ( a ) application of heat, light, electric current, noise or any other form of energy, and
    [GA]

    ( b ) application of matter in solid liquid or gaseous form.
    [GA]

    (3) No such offence is committed if the force or impact, not being intended or likely to cause injury, is in the circumstances such as is generally acceptable in the ordinary conduct of daily life and the defendant does not know or believe that it is in fact unacceptable to the other person.


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    #44
    L-M
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    I remember listening to the radio a few years back, and this was the topic.

    One lad rang in to say he had never done it before, thought had never even crossed his mind. So, one day he's driving home in the pissing rain, and he comes to a puddle, with a fella just walking past on the path. So, he drives straight through the puddle and drowns me man. Only to look in the mirror and realise he was down syndrome. Out of complete shock and guilt and what he had done, he stopped, picked him up and brought him home, to have to explain to his mother what he had done.

    Lets just say he didn't get a very nice reception, and i'm sure he'll never do it again lol.


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    #45
    Gregor Samsa
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    I was walking along minding my own business years ago in Ballsbridge, when a car swerved in beside me into a huge puddle and soaked me. There was no other cars on the road at the time, and this pr*ck went out of his way to splash me.

    I happened to be carrying a carton of milk and instinctively threw it at the car. It exploded all over the back window with a huge thud. The car stopped for a second, and then drove off.

    I only wish I was carrying something heavier.


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    #46
    Voodoomelon
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    Ha ha, brilliant, well done. :)


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    #47
    SV
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    phutyle wrote: »
    I was walking along minding my own business years ago in Ballsbridge, when a car swerved in beside me into a huge puddle and soaked me. There was no other cars on the road at the time, and this pr*ck went out of his way to splash me.

    I happened to be carrying a carton of milk and instinctively threw it at the car. It exploded all over the back window with a huge thud. The car stopped for a second, and then drove off.

    I only wish I was carrying something heavier.

    We used to carry stones on the way home from school to do the same..anytime someone came along it just took a stone in the hand throwing it up and down to make sure they didn't try it.

    fairly funny.

    Don't think I've ever done it to anyone myself though..but I would do it to a few pr*cks if I seen them walking.


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