Deputy Sues 911 Caller for Not Warning of Danger

[tiviti]

A Harris County sheriff's deputy is suing the family of a man he shot and killed when assisting on a call last December, saying they failed to warn emergency personnel and law enforcement that the man was a "violent threat."

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This story is a little old, but I don't think I have seen it here before.

[threoh8]

"Camina Figueroa told 911 operators that her son-in-law, Kemal Yazar, was acting crazy after doing drugs, namely bath salts, for several days straight. She told them she needed an ambulance." (Emphasis added.)

I think that's what we call a clue.

[texanjoker]

I wonder if the family of the deceased is suing the deputy so he is probably filing a counter suit. I know that when I was sued for shooting a person, I was going to retain an attorney and file a counter suit as the nonsense they wrote in the affidavit real irked my hide. It was an utter lie about what had happened and even failed to mention the deceased suspects weapon. When they dropped their lawsuit I did not proceed with mine. Just like anybody else, a LEO can file a lawsuit when they are injured. I know of a recent settlement in a highly publicized case against cleared officers, but the lawsuit won by the officers never made the news...Funny how that works.

[jmra]

"Camina Figueroa told 911 operators that her son-in-law, Kemal Yazar, was acting crazy after doing drugs, namely bath salts, for several days straight. She told them she needed an ambulance." (Emphasis added.)

I think that's what we call a clue.

guess you have to spell things out for some people.

[jmra]

I wonder if the family of the deceased is suing the deputy so he is probably filing a counter suit

"Look, it's unprecedented" Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said. "So we're allowing our legal staff to manage this case and we'll see where it takes us."
I doubt a counter suit would at all be considered "unprecedented". In fact, I would imagine that a counter suit would be somewhat common place.

[JP171]

I wonder if the family of the deceased is suing the deputy so he is probably filing a counter suit

"Look, it's unprecedented" Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said. "So we're allowing our legal staff to manage this case and we'll see where it takes us."
I doubt a counter suit would at all be considered "unprecedented". In fact, I would imagine that a counter suit would be somewhat common place.

that or a few well placed retaliatory arrests just to show em who's in charge here

[JALLEN]

What are the land occupier rules in Texas?

Long ago, in law school, we learned that the duties a land occupier owed someone on the land depended on their status. A business invitee was owed the duty to discover and correct known and foreseeable dangers, a trespasser was owed none, except if the land occupier knew the trespasser was on the land, he needed to warn of known dangers. The middle category, a licensee, invited onto the land such as a social guest, is owed a duty to warn of known dangerous conditions or correcting them, but not to discover them.

I think California abrogated those rules some years ago. What does Texas law say about this?

[rbwhatever1]

Okay, I have to ask. How does one get high on bath salts? We have a bunch of that stuff in the bathroom, all kinds of different scents. Boxes, bags, jars, you name it we got it.

Maybe we don't. Is it illegal?

[tomtexan]

Okay, I have to ask. How does one get high on bath salts? We have a bunch of that stuff in the bathroom, all kinds of different scents. Boxes, bags, jars, you name it we got it.

Maybe we don't. Is it illegal?

That sounds like you have a virtual drug emporium in your bathroom. To answer your question, I have no idea how they ingest that stuff to get high off of it.

[Maxwell]

Okay, I have to ask. How does one get high on bath salts? We have a bunch of that stuff in the bathroom, all kinds of different scents. Boxes, bags, jars, you name it we got it.

Maybe we don't. Is it illegal?

That sounds like you have a virtual drug emporium in your bathroom. To answer your question, I have no idea how they ingest that stuff to get high off of it.

I really hope you are both kidding, but since a friend of my wife asked the same question in a very serious manner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

[SewTexas]

"kids" have made a drug they started called "bath salts" I have no idea why, nor do I really care, it's yet another thing that makes life difficult for soap and such makers....pretty soon you're going to need an ID to check out of anywhere to buy anything.

[Pawpaw]

Okay, I have to ask. How does one get high on bath salts? We have a bunch of that stuff in the bathroom, all kinds of different scents. Boxes, bags, jars, you name it we got it.

Maybe we don't. Is it illegal?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_salts_(drug)

[Oldgringo]

Too many lawyers, too many frivolous lawsuits.

[Excaliber]

A lawsuit like this might fly in one of the LLL (lost loony leftist) states , but I don't give it much chance in Texas.

[bdickens]

Seriously?

That deputy needs to get a grip. You get called out to a disturbance and don't suspect that it just might somehow possibly be dangerous?