There's A Video Doing The Rounds Showing A Chap In A Grey Tracksuit...

[sandyRoe]

... getting hit by flying bricks as he stands in front of police lines.  One of the bricks hits him on the head and the other in the groin.

Has he grounds for a claim for personal injuries against the authorities?  The evidence is there for all to see.

[ToraToraTora]

nope, he can claim against those that threw them, nothing to see here!

[Hopkirk]

Are you serious Sandy?

[Clone]

Best one.

 

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1818534814787502080/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/IoDVnrd45Zmgy_Q4.mp4?tag=12

[sandyRoe]

The authorities have a duty to preserve the peace.  If they fail to do that and this man was injured as a result then he might have grounds for action.  A no win, no fee, lawyer might represent him.

He'd have to prove that he wasn't engaging in criminality when he was injured.

And this post is a bit tongue in cheek.

[Hopkirk]

Thought so 

[THECORBYLOON]

He might want to look online to see if there's a Bee Gees tribute band with a vacancy...

[Hopkirk]

Aa aa aa aa stayin alive, stayin alive.

[douglas9401]

All in all it's just...

[barry1010]

If I had it my way everyone at that riot would be rounded up and dealt with 

[Peter Pedant]

no of course he doesnt - where there is blame, there is a claim

anyway there is special legislation that applies to riot damage. 

The Riot (Damages) Act rests on the principle that the police are responsible for maintaining law and order and should be held to account if law and order breaks down and a resulting riot causes damage to property. The Police and Crime Commissioner is then liable to pay compensation to the owners of that property.

1886 apparently - my view is that he wd have to sue in negligence and wd obviously fail

[Peter Pedant]

If I had it my way everyone at that riot would be rounded up and dealt with 

In Manchester - they did

One young lady bleated that she just drove some young men to a street near the rioting .... and the magistrate said

"that is enough - take her  down!" - big deal, she now has a criminal record for being a taxi ( as she looked at it)