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Old November 23rd 12, 03:10 PM posted to uk.transport.buses,uk.transport.london
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In message , at 15:48:30 on Fri, 23
Nov 2012, John Williamson remarked:
The passengers can't sue for false imprisonment in the circumstances
you give, either. It's been tried and the case failed. Passenger safety
was the reason quoted.


That's back to the straw man that it's safer to drop the passenger off
on the grass verge of an unlit country road, rather than at a proper bus
stop in the High Street.
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On 23/11/2012 16:10, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 15:48:30 on Fri, 23
Nov 2012, John Williamson remarked:
The passengers can't sue for false imprisonment in the circumstances
you give, either. It's been tried and the case failed. Passenger
safety was the reason quoted.


That's back to the straw man that it's safer to drop the passenger off
on the grass verge of an unlit country road, rather than at a proper bus
stop in the High Street.


It's not a straw man.

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Old November 24th 12, 08:28 AM posted to uk.transport.buses,uk.transport.london
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In message , at 17:04:54 on Fri, 23 Nov
2012, Graeme Wall remarked:

The passengers can't sue for false imprisonment in the circumstances
you give, either. It's been tried and the case failed. Passenger
safety was the reason quoted.


That's back to the straw man that it's safer to drop the passenger off
on the grass verge of an unlit country road, rather than at a proper bus
stop in the High Street.


It's not a straw man.


What would call it then. "False premise"?
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