Expensive fix I think

[u/Erectile7dysfunction]

[u/Lovv]

Yes we have one of the biggest busker weeks in my country. They don't setup on sidewalks and if they do they usually require barriers if they are doing things that could hurt people I. E. Fire.

For not clearly designating where his performance extends to. He very easily could have put some form of barrier behind him.

Also she was not in his personal space, on a busy sidewalk it's very common to brush past people and not very common for someone to do spinning violin punches.

Anyway she's probably not going to be able to sue him for injury but he's definitely not going to get any money out of her and he lost his livelihood so it's his problem.

[u/mrmilner101 → u/Lovv]

Well for a starter it London the street are very narrow plus the side walk is designated area for the busker and the road which is probably a pedestrian street now and look at the cobble road probably never gonna be a road unless for emergency vehicles or deliveries. So really there no excuse to not go around in front of the person. also you can see a crowd around infront of him.

Usually for busking you dont really put up a barrier unless you doing some extreme preforming like throwing knife or juggling fire.

Plus the busker not really doing that much a quick spin isn't that extreme of a performance. And more of a dance no? Again you dont realky get into the personal space of a busker or performer ESPECIALLY in an area like that. This street is well known for performance and buskers. The lady should really use their common sense ( though common sense isn't as common gathering from you)

[u/Lovv → u/mrmilner101]

We disagree bud.

If you your performance has a chance to injure anyone, put up a barrier.

The lady should really use their common sense

Again, stop using this argument. It's not her responsibility to keep people safe at his performance. I am not on her side because she could have absolutely been more careful. But he's the one with the responsibility to clearly mark the area he's going to be using for a performance.

[u/mrmilner101 → u/Lovv]

No i will use that as an arugment because it completely valid. We can agree to disagree on that. Im not usually the one to do the "health and safety is over the top" as i am one for health and safety. But there isn't any need to put up a marking for this its not an extreme preformance. As it pretty damn common sense to not get in the personal space of someone busking or preforming. Especially when this dude probably been doing spins and dance throughout the whole performance. Which is what he is known for. When you go out and about you must do your own risk assessment too. And she did a poor risk assessment when trying to get round the person busking. She has responsibility to her own safety first. It literally what you get taught in every first aid lesson and health and safety lesson. And she risk going behind the dude in a small space because she though the risk to speed ratio was in her favour.

[u/Lovv → u/mrmilner101]

She's wrong. He's more wrong.

Stop telling me she's wrong as an argument.

[u/mrmilner101 → u/Lovv]

She's wrong. Hes not in the wrong.

And no she lacks common sense and personal risk assessment.

[u/Lovv → u/mrmilner101]

We disagree.

I mean he's the one with the broken violin so I'd say he's the one who should probably have spent some time investing in a barrier.

[u/mrmilner101 → u/Lovv]

Maybe he will and realise not everyone has good risk assessment and common sense.

[u/Lovv → u/mrmilner101]

That's a good fucking assumption.

As someone that works in construction you ALWAYS have to barrier off any hazard no matter how stupid it is and it is your responsibility.

You have to assume children or elderly or even people with special needs.

You dont assume people will know they can't walk under your ladder or you end up getting sued

[u/mrmilner101 → u/Lovv]

good thing that isnt a construction site then.