Question 4 of 10 Tina was falsely accused of shoplifting in a large retail store. She was
humiliated in front of a large crowd that included a number of her friends and
family members. The store's security officer had deliberately planted
evidence to incriminate Tina and was loudly drawing much attention to the
scene. In the end Tina was cleared of the shoplifting charge and no physical
harm was done to her or her property. However, a court case was still decided
in favor of awarding her damages. On what basis might this be?
A. Compensation can be awarded for general damages, such as
traumatic humiliation, as well as special damages.
B. There is no need for actual harm to be suffered in order for
damages to be awarded.
C. A breach of duty of care toward customers in public stores is
always sufficient to award damages.
O D. The security officer was acting as a "reasonable person," which led
the court to award damages.