Jim is arrested by the police for assaulting his girlfriend's husband. The police come to his home. They put him in handcuffs and lock him in the police cruiser
The police officers making the arrest notice that Jim has the football game on his big screen television. There are only about ten minutes left in the game, so they leave Jim alone in the cruiser and watch the game in Jim's home. While they are watching the game, the girlfriend's husband approaches the cruiser. Seeing Jim alone, the husband shoots him three times. Jim suffers permanent damage as a result of the shooting. Under what grounds could he sue the officers in civil court?
When the police take someone in custody, they generally have the duty to protect the person. The officers' failure to protect Jim would constitute a cause of action against the officers under Section 1983 for failure to protect.
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