I assume we all know the definition of negligence and how it is executed in real life. Especially in a life and death situation which I will elaborate later.
The question is, if a civilian confronts two police officers (not handcuffed, slammed onto the wall or restricted in any movement of anyway) about an issue as they stand face to face, you know, them facing the civilian and the civilian facing both officers. The civilian is having the discussion near the road while many people are passing by. The civilians phone rang and he immediatley answers it (a flip phone made out of gold which is heavy) and the exterior part of the phone, otherwise known as the screen or head flies off the body while the civilian flips it open using one hand. The top part is flying towards the road section, not the other section which are the houses and indian takeaway shops. The top part continually spins and lands on a old lady's head when she was next to the civilian, on his right side which she was right next to the road. also to note, the cars are going 50 km/h in that area/zone. The old lady, weak and fragile (75 of age) is holding a heavy cane with her left hand which is her left side. Thus, her right side is weak. She then falls sideways, towards the right side (she was next to the road) and is hit by a car and she is dead. Due to the fact that she was alittle crippled, old and weak and the weight of the exterior screen impacted on her head pushes it slightly to the right and the cane gives enough weight to make her fall sideways.
What are the possible actions the police would take on that civilian? Knowing it was just an accident. but would they really persue charges? such as negligence for his actions?
Question of negligence
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