12-18-2014, 08:43 PM
(12-18-2014, 07:21 PM)ramseycat Wrote: The cops should have made sure he was in the house. Just dropping him off was dumb. But ultimately, it's the dudes own fault he is dead. Don't drink and drive.
Yeah, I agree that Fedder is fully responsible for his own death. IMO, his mom doesn't deserve any financial compensation, much less $30 million.
This statement from his mom's lawyer isn't very compelling: "There is no question he would be alive today if he had been arrested at the first scene and there is no question he would be alive today if they had simply knocked on the door when they dropped him off."
How on earth could the lawyer know for certain that Peter Fedden would be alive today had he been arrested that night or if he'd been escorted into his house that night? He couldn't know that for certain, nobody could. He's really reaching.
But, I do think that Fedden should have been hauled into jail that night after driving into someone's front yard and hitting a garage door -- no special treatment for friends or acquaintances.