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volenti non fit injuria

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A quick definition of volenti non fit injuria:

Volenti non fit injuria is a fancy way of saying that if someone willingly puts themselves in danger, they can't complain if they get hurt. This means that if you know something is risky and you still choose to do it, you can't blame anyone else if you get hurt. It's like if you decide to climb a tall tree even though you know it's dangerous, you can't sue someone if you fall and get hurt.

A more thorough explanation:

Volenti non fit injuria

Volenti non fit injuria is a legal principle that means "to a willing person, it is not a wrong." This means that if someone willingly puts themselves in a dangerous situation, they cannot sue for any resulting injuries. This principle is the basis for the assumption of the risk doctrine.

For example, if someone decides to go bungee jumping, they are willingly putting themselves in a dangerous situation. If they get injured during the jump, they cannot sue the bungee jumping company for their injuries because they knew the risks and willingly took them.

Another example is if someone decides to play a contact sport like football. If they get injured during the game, they cannot sue the other players or the league because they knew the risks of playing a contact sport and willingly took those risks.

The examples illustrate the principle of volenti non fit injuria because in both cases, the person willingly put themselves in a dangerous situation. They knew the risks and chose to take them anyway. Because of this, they cannot sue for any resulting injuries because they were aware of the risks and chose to take them.

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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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I said accosted not assaulted
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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