The Salt Lake City Police and the Fifth W
By Wm. P. Fitzhenry | September 2, 2017, 08:45am <..snip..>
There you have it. Police chase. Innocent victim now in a burn unit in a coma. Facing a potentially crippling lawsuit. What to do?
The only reason the police could have for immediately demanding the blood of an unconscious victim was to test for a high alcohol level, or for illegal drug use, or for the abuse of prescription drugs. Their motive seemed to be a fishing expedition to ascertain if they could somehow blame the crash on the victim. After all, if the victim was impaired, they could shift blame.
The real shame of the Salt Lake City Police’s decision is this style of damage control is all too common. It’s Spin 101. Blame the victim, attempt to strong-arm him into a drastically reduced settlement, perhaps even threaten arrest. At the very least, find something to confuse the jury if there is a trial.
This is pitiful. The real damage control should be protecting the Salt Lake city public from these guys in the future.
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