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*If they ''are'' neighbours, describing what is my general “[[duty of care]]” to them. | *If they ''are'' neighbours, describing what is my general “[[duty of care]]” to them. | ||
This duty of care was to behave like (if you’ll excuse the dated vernacular) a “[[reasonable man]]”. Someone who is prudent, thoughtful and considerate without being a saint. Famously described as “the [[man on the Clapham Omnibus]]”. | This duty of care was to behave like (if you’ll excuse the dated vernacular) a “[[reasonable man]]”. Someone who is prudent, thoughtful and considerate without being a saint. Famously described as “the [[man on the Clapham Omnibus]]”. In [[A. P. Herbert]]’s immortal words, | ||
:''“Hateful as he must necessarily be to any ordinary citizen who privately considers him, it is a curious paradox that where two or three are gathered together in one place they will with one accord pretend an admiration for him; and, when they are gathered together in the formidable surroundings of a British jury, they are easily persuaded that they themselves are, each and generally, reasonable men.”'' | |||
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