Comments on: Fla.: police can be sued for releasing drunk

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:10:15 +0000

People hate that everything seems to be either compulsory or forbidden, but I think everything should be compulsory AND forbidden.

Bob

By: B.RAD

B.RAD — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:57:47 +0000

@ Ariel

And if he is taken to his home, does not enter it, decides to go out again, and gets hit by the train, or perhaps gets in a car again, is someone other than the man responsible for this?? Does the cabbie have to watch him enter his house? Where do you draw the line?

By: Ariel

Ariel — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:04:32 +0000

How about just making sure he got in the cab and directing the cabby to take him home? Two minutes wasted? (No pun intended)

By: Hugo S. Cunningham

Hugo S. Cunningham — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:48:03 +0000

The family of the deceased were responsible for his arrest, which makes their interest more than pure opportunism.

In a perfect world, the relatives would have the power to waive the drunk’s right to sue for false imprisonment, in return for the right to oversee his release and ensure it is safe.

By: E-Bell

E-Bell — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:23:23 +0000

In the opinion, it says that they called him a cab, but the cab driver didn’t seem him and left.

By: Anonymous Attorney

Anonymous Attorney — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:24:56 +0000

Sued if you do, sued if you don’t.

The police keep him, they’ve violated his civil rights. They release him, they’ve endangered him. When does this end?