Newcomer Customer Gets Refund for Stolen Notebook at Gunpoint @Starbucks Cafe in Bs. As.

[TechNow]

A Customer was robbed of his notebook at gunpoint in a Starbucks location at Cabildo Ave. and Roosevelt, in B.A.,the
judge sentenced Starbucks to pay $112.499 pesos plus interest, to the victim.For material and moral damages.

https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/20...al-que-le-robaron-la-computadora-en-un-local/

 

[BobyGulter]

This town has a notable tendency to seek out and identify scapegoats for societal issues, often favoring businesses and preferably large multinational corporations. While not specifically referring to this particular case – determining legal responsibilities is the domain of lawyers – the prevailing sentiment extends across various levels here.

Now, a couple of inquiries:

1. For someone not well-versed in civil law, what legal theory holds a business accountable for indemnifying against potential crimes?
2. Can a business, like Starbucks, reciprocally sue the city? If businesses are legally bound to ensure a crime-free environment, can the government be considered even more responsible?
3. Given that, as noted by the dissenting judge, the proprietors are not authorized to have firearms on the premises, how is this supposed to function legally?

The broader issue at hand is substantial. Aside from high-value, high-risk targets such as banks, businesses generally aren't expected to function as security entities. The fundamental role of the government, unanimously agreed upon, is to ensure physical safety. Offloading this responsibility onto private businesses amounts to a tacit acknowledgment of government failure. It introduces inequality, as, if normalized, it becomes an additional cost passed on to consumers – a point often overlooked. Moreover, safety transitions from an absolute baseline to a value-add commodity.

Blaming businesses represents a facile cop-out, unfortunately unsurprising in this country.

 

[earlyretirement]

Like I've mentioned many times about the judicial system in Argentina. It simply doesn't work.