Words just can't explain how ashamed I am now...

BBC News

... modern common sense.

You know, if you call the police, you better be sure you are not putting them at risk... ask the thieve to not to shoot or harm the officer in any way, or you could be held responsible for that too.

That is very troubling. Bad, bad, bad.

Thetford!!! lived there for 6 years.

hehe ST Mildenhall or Lakenheath?

I guess a defence would be that a landscape feature was so unexpected in that part of Norfolk, that warning signs should have been in place

Standing at the counter of a 7Eleven once unbeknownst to me my shoe lace got wrapped on the magazine wrack at the foot of the counter. I stepped away with a bag of soda only to fall flat on my side. Cherries on my arm and legs. They just stood there and looked at me. But you know what, I got up and walked away. They didn't owe me anything(although an "are you okay" would have been polite) and I wasn't mad at them or anyone. It just is what it is. Life. Sometimes its goofy. Get off your butt and try again.

Read this yesterday and thought it might pop up here sooner or later. Yesterday's article didn't include the photo of the offending kerb so I assumed it was loose or defective in some other way. Given that the owner of any public property has a duty to make sure it's safe, suing in those circumstances would be almost understandable (the fact the it's an on-duty police officer is irrelevant) even though a lot of people wouldn't. However, since there's apparently nothing wrong with the kerb in question, she'll hopefully be told do do one, and her ambulance-chasing lawyers can foot the bill.

Comes with the job.
Can't figure people out.
It's why I live in the forest......

Should have had her Health & Safety rep do a risk assessment before she went there.

She is bringing the police force into disrepute and ridicule, heaven forbid that she found an actual criminal on the property.

Makes you wonder how she manages to cross the road at night, the offending kerb looks to be in fine repair, undamaged and is part of the system used to contain the water in the wash bay.

Since when did Britain turn into the US regarding frivolous litigation?

She shouldn't be in the police force if she needs a white stick.

Video of the offending kerb:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21987343

Life is so dangerous I don't know how police officers cope these days.

RedToo.

This happened as soon as they allowed lawyers to chase wambulances.

Mailman

But then there are the squirrels...

She should have her gray matter checked, nevermind a risk assessment.

I can't believe people will stoop to this level.

Next thing you know they will require "stepping over the kerb without hurting yourself" competencies that are assessed yearly.

There is no hope for the human race.

I thought from photos of the site that the offending curb was in a vehicular access area ~ and was a freestanding curbing around the jetwash area... ie it was only as deep as it was high and square edged. This *is* fairly uncommon if I 'read' the photo correctly... but it wasn't in a pedestrian access area...

If this is the worst that she gets to face in the line of duty she has got off rather lightly IMO... I have my doubts about her levels of fitness and ability to tackle a fleeing or resisting suspect.

Can't see how she thought this was appropriate ~ and I think she will struggle on her return to work - I can see more court cases complaining of harassment and 'mental torture' in her future, unless she opts for a change of career or permanent retirement.

She should have immediately tazed the curb/kerb into submission...

My Dad was stationed at Lakenheath at the time

with the amount of people that sue for their dumb mistakes and win in the last 15 years...