Honesty and fairness disappear in the chasm between law and justice

A LOT of lip service is being paid to justice, while our courts have been trampling on true justice in the name of the law.

This week there was the case of the husband and wife who sought compensation after they were hit and seriously injured on a footpath by a Dublin Bus. They lost their case because the driver was unaware that he was suffering from sick sinus syndrome, which caused his blackout, and the authorities of Dublin Bus did not know either. The High Court therefore ruled against the couple because no blame could be imputed against the driver or the company on the basis of negligence.

Let's face it: this is another instance in which the law is an ass. Is it justice that two people minding their own business should get nothing for their injuries after they were hit by a bus, while compensation is paid every day to people who trip or walk into a hole on a footpath because they are not looking where they are going?