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public-duty doctrine

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A quick definition of public-duty doctrine:

The public-duty doctrine is a rule that says a government organization, like a city or state, cannot be held responsible if someone gets hurt because a government worker didn't do their job properly. This is because the worker's duty is to the general public, not to any one person in particular. This rule is also called the public-duty rule and is different from the special-duty doctrine.

A more thorough explanation:

The public-duty doctrine is a legal principle that states that a government entity, such as a state or municipality, cannot be held responsible for an individual's injury resulting from a breach of duty by a government officer or employee. This duty is owed to the general public rather than to the individual plaintiff.

For example, if a police officer fails to respond to a specific individual's call for help, the individual cannot sue the police department for damages resulting from the officer's failure to act. This is because the officer's duty is to the general public, not to any specific individual.

Another example is if a city fails to maintain a sidewalk, causing someone to trip and fall. The individual cannot sue the city for damages because the city's duty is to the general public to maintain the sidewalks, not to any specific individual.

The public-duty doctrine is important because it protects government entities from being held liable for every individual's injury resulting from the actions of their officers or employees. It ensures that government entities can focus on serving the general public without fear of being sued for every individual's injury.

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20:51
@SplitterusClitterus: HAHAH yes
ur user is hilarioussss and no i just graduated this may and am now applying ---also im out of messages so ill take a lil
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roger dat. see u in heck
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this child fell asleep on me
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im so uncomfortable
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no he’s literally like 8 and he fully just put his head on my bicep and slept
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he has since moved
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i just went into a discord vc and yelled "YALL I JUST GOT INTO J.M. SCHOOL OF LAW"
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22:39
@splitty Oregon!
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haha my brother and sister in law live there
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soyalmondoatmilk
8:38
good morning! hoping waves will come our wave today
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GW wave today?
8:57
There’s someone I found on here with the username threeoutchange and if my understanding is correct that’s a reference to the debut album by a pretty cool 90s-00s Japanese band called Supercar. I geeked a little
8:57
It could just be a baseball reference I don’t get though lol
Dkk
9:00
@renard99: also, the same band that does a song in the anime Eureka 7 which I watched when I was like idk, 12
9:00
Yeah! They are pretty good. Three Out Change is an awesome J-rock record
Dkk
9:01
I will probably not listen to them more but fun fact. Really random to start the day. An omen that the waves will be very random today.
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