Drunk Cop With a Gun

<span style="font-weight: 400;">A bartender shot by an off-duty police officer – who was attempting to load an already-loaded firearm while intoxicated – cannot pursue her due process claims against the City and County of Honolulu, the Ninth Circuit <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shotbyacop.pdf"><strong>ruled</strong></a>, rejecting her argument that the municipality exhibited deliberate indifference in violation of her rights. </span>

SAN FRANCISCO – A bartender shot by an off-duty police officer – who was attempting to load an already-loaded firearm while intoxicated – cannot pursue her due process claims against the city and county of Honolulu, the Ninth Circuit ruled , rejecting her argument that the municipality exhibited deliberate indifference in violation of her rights.

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