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So let me see if I got this straight - the parents are suing the Sheriff's Department because they failed to protect the school, and the school's insurance carrier is paying the Sheriff Department's legal fees.....
What a fucked up world we live in today.
Gee who pays the district's insurance bill? Ho Hum.Taxpayers take it up the ass again. Nothing to see here move along.
ReplyDeleteAnyone wanna bet that he doesn't get his job back? After all, the police are under no obligation to protect anyone.
ReplyDeleteUvalde. Ever been there? Don't get me started.
ReplyDeleteI live in Texas Hill Country and go through Uvalde occasionally. Have to say Uvalde people are not the best and brightest. In fact, they are by and large dumb motherfuckers who still don't understand why the rest of the world laughs at them.
ReplyDeleteArredondo did not work for the public Sheriff's Department, he worked for the School District as its private chief of police. Because he was a School District employee, the District's insurer is obligated to pay for his defense (unless he was allegedly guilty of fraudulent or criminal behavior, in which case the insurer defends him with a "reservation of rights" and asks for its money back when the fraud/crime is proved). There are likely allegations of gross negligence and callous disregard of human life, but nothing that would provide an exception to coverage under the District's policy.
ReplyDeleteExactly. Not only is he an employee of the school district, but the insurance company's exposure is much higher than just their liability limit for Arredondo himself. If he's liable, the school district should also be liable, so defending him is the first step in defending against the much larger possible payout for the school district.
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