Someone confronted with an emergency requiring rapid decisions and action need not employ the same level of caution and deliberation as someone in circumstances allowing for calm reflection and deliberate action. This exception reflects the consideration of in a negligence case.

Context.

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special duties

Context refers to the circumstances in which an event takes place and that have an influence in the way we react to them. It is not the same to react when we are in a slow paced environment than when we have to take quick decisions under pressure.

In this example, when someone is confronted with an emergency they require to take rapid decisions and actions, and they might not employ the same level of caution that someone in other circumstances would do. Therefore, they are in a different context and they don't have time to think enough or deliberate enough. That is why, when there are cases of negligence, it is important to take into consideration the context in which the situation took place.