A Neighbour Fell Off His Ladder

[newbie99]

A neighbour fell of his ladder and the episode was seen by a workman working at the opposite property. I guess the workman must have run across and came to help and call the ambulance. During this time my partner came home with the children and she went in straight to the house as blood was everywhere as she didn't want to frighten the children. Now the neighbour is spreading words to other neighbour that my partner did not attempt to call the ambulance.

This is unreasonable as my partner told me that the workman already on the phone to he ambulance. What else was for her to do?
Is there a law act that my partner must call the ambulance service?
I think the neighbour is trying to stir things up such that other neighbour don't talk to us.

[murraymints]

Why worry about unimportant stuff such as troublesome neighbours ?

[Tilly2]

No, there is no law. Tell her not to worry.

[kvalidir]

No, the workman had already called the ambulance, so no need for your partner to as well. just chat with the other neighbours and drop this out to them, say something like ' such and such was going to call the ambulance but the workman had already done so, isn't it a shame what happened to neighbour' and set the record straight. I wouldn't worry.

[marval]

Ignore them if you can, if anyone says anything just say an ambulance was already called for. Tell them there was no need for two ambulances

[Zeuhl]

/...it was awesome/

it was...

in a Charles Manson kind of way LOL

[sherrardk]

Daisy, you can't be flippant in the law section.

[boxtops]

Daisy, there are sections on here when we ask serious questions and expect serious answers. If you want to be flippant, it's not on this thread....

[Peter Pedant]

No .... trouble making

There is no law saying you have to assist. presumably it is not your mother in law - or one of your children or a member of the family

Presumably you're not in France - they do there.
la non-assitance a personne en danger

is a crime - ( creem I suppose ), and engages la code penal

oo la la !

see this - les juges throw the furniture around apparently

http://www.jeunesviolencesecoute.fr/espace-professionnels/dossiers-thematiques/la-prise-de-risques-a-ladolescence/que-dit-la-loi-non-assistance-a-personne-en-danger-dp1.html

well you asked on a legal thread and here is the law in France
two advices for the price of one

[DaisyD63976]

Sorry, sorry, I'll leave this bit :)

[Peter Pedant]

The photographers were indicted ( coupables ) for this in the event of poor Princes Di. Altho the law report is not part of French law - they sortta dont have precedent as such - I read it and les juges said ( held ) that as soon as Dr Maillez appeared, their duty had ended.

The photographers of which Roland le Rat was the team leader was loud in his protests that it was nt worth a police search after their arrest.

The French Police ( flics) like to er get to the bottom of things ....

[Tuvok]

Firstly how's the workman?

You say she took the kids straight in - whats to say that she didn't intend calling the ambulance when she got indoors? Not everybody has a mobile - I don't so I would have had to go indoors to phone.

[boxtops]

There would be no point in several people ringing the ambulance, if she knew the workman had already done so. The neighbour is stirring it - do you know why that would be?

[newbie99]

My second paragraph stated that she already seen the workman on the phone to the ambulance. The ambulance arrived shortly.

[Mamyalynne]

Don't rise to it - there will always be nasty gossips in the world.