Thread: OUCH

Originally Posted by ebf

Well if one of Kotuku's patients dies because he for instance decided to play poker all night instead of doing his rounds, or farm labourer dies because the boss made them use a tractor that he knew was unsafe, they would have the book thrown at them... No difference really.

The moment police detain someone, they become responsible for that person's wellbeing.

Correct, police have not got a hard and fast legal responsibility for citizens' wellbeing, but they do have a definite duty of care to people in their custody. Has happened before, diabetic with hypo smells of ketones, throwing himself around as confused, arrested and "smells like alcohol", thrown in a cell to sober up, wakes up dead.