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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1973
Page
16
A court ruled the city is not legally liable for injuries after Officer Harrison stopped a speeding intoxicated motorist and issued a ticket but failed to detect intoxication. Minutes later the same driver ran a red light, striking a pedestrian, and the court found no city liability despite the police protection argument.
A legal analysis notes that while communities have a general right to police protection, cities face limits on liability for individual crime victims. Special duties arise for informers or witnesses at risk, with cases showing varying outcomes. A publication by Will Bernard for the American Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association discusses when cities may be deemed responsible for protective failures.
Hal Boyle suggests a universal holiday day where no duties apply. The essay lists whimsical, global fantasies including picnics in Times Square, a tree planting, lunch with a Brownie, dances at Stonehenge, chats with descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Hyde Park strolls with Julie Andrews, and more. It envisions freedom to indulge and reject obligation.
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