Topic > City of Pinellas Park V. Brown Case Study - 1097

The majority established this rationale by citing Kaisner Vs Kolb, McCain V. Florida Power Corps., City of Miami V. Horne, and the written general order of the Pinellas County A- 9 as the basis of their reasoning. In these cases, with the exception of General Order A-9, the court's opinion was that law enforcement officers are liable for injuries caused by their negligence or failure to follow standard public safety policy. Split Opinions: In the dissenting opinion, the minority argued that the majority's ruling opens a Pandora's box. Arguing that the sentence would encourage offenders to flee and, as a result, put more innocent bystanders at risk. In addition to this separate dissent opinion, several other key dissent topics are listed