Officer Jones V. Henderson Case Summary

Words: 422
Pages: 2
Open Document
The two officers committed a tort against Ames when they demanded Ames to get inside their car and transported him to nowhere. Tort against persons is intentional acts that harm an individual’s physical or mental integrity (Kubasek 187). In this case, Officers Jones and Henderson cause emotional distress to Ames, although he complies with the officer’s demand Ames was reluctant to comply. Even though Ames has a history of being alcoholic and being dependent to illegal drugs, he did not commit any crime during the incident where he was sleeping on a park bench. In addition, it was mentioned in the case that Woodland community has no law against vagrancy or homelessness. Therefore, Officers Jones and Henderson act unethically when they went over their authority of removing Ames on Woodlawn downtown area. They even leave him in a place where he might be in trouble or could cause harm to Ames. Woodlawn should consider the implementation of a law against vagrancy or homelessness to reduce the number of homeless people in their area. They can create an organization that would focus on helping the …show more content…
Both Streater and Hunt have violated the law, Streater for diving over the speed limit and for not wearing a seatbelt and Hunt for violating the speed limit, drunk driving and not wearing his corrective glasses. Per legal principle, (1) the plaintiff’s conduct fell below the standard of care to prevent unreasonable risk of harm and (2) the plaintiff’s failure was a contributing cause of the plaintiff’s injury, the defendant will not be liable for the plaintiff’s injury unless the plaintiff can prove that the defendant had a last opportunity to avoid the accident (Kubasek 226). In this case, Hunts doesn’t have the last opportunity to avoid the accident because he was looking at his passenger seat to find the map. In addition, Streater was not wearing his seatbelt during the incident that contributed to his
Show More

Related Documents: Officer Jones V. Henderson Case Summary

Bases Of Power Essay

Power/Interaction Model of Interpersonal Influence Bertram H. Raven∗ University of California, Los Angeles This article provides a summary of work done by Raven and his colleagues on bases of power. It ranges from the initial work in 1959 of French and Raven through decades of follow-up work, and ties the work to that of others doing work on power bases. After the summary, the author responds to a series of questions that probe the work in greater depth, allowing explication of much of the thinking…

Words 9707 - Pages 39

Essay on AG 1

AG-l: Anthony, R.K. and Govindarajan, Control Systems, lih edition, V. (2007) Management McGraw-Hill Irwin (Chapter 2- Understanding Strategies, pp. 53-97). Chapter Anthony, R.K. and Govindarajan, V. (2007) Management Control Systems, lih edition, McGraw-Hill Irwin (Chapter 2Understanding Strategies, pp. 53-71). Understanding Strategies Management control systems are tools to implement strategies. Strategies differ between org,}nizations, and controls should be tailored to the require­ ments…

Words 7767 - Pages 32

Pastoral Policy In Botsbia

Provision of the pastoral dimension in schools is therefore very important. The school ethos, practices and planning arrangements should all aim at promoting an atmosphere that supports the intentions of the PCP (Calvert & Henderson, 1998). Against this background, this study focuses on the perceptions of junior secondary school managers about the impact of PCP on the management of junior secondary schools in Botswana. 1.1Background Many countries are signatories to a number…

Words 23484 - Pages 94

Managing Information Technology (7th Edition) Essay

CONTENTS: CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems CASE STUDY I-1 IMT Custom Machine Company, Inc.: Selection of an Information Technology Platform CASE STUDY I-2 VoIP2.biz, Inc.: Deciding on the Next Steps for a VoIP Supplier CASE STUDY I-3 The VoIP Adoption at Butler University CASE STUDY I-4 Supporting Mobile Health Clinics: The Children’s Health Fund of New York City CASE STUDY I-5…

Words 239873 - Pages 960