A police officer leaves a suspect handcuffed in a car that is not completely pulled over from the highway.The car is hit,and the suspect suffers injuries.Which of the following would he sue under?

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The best choice in this scenario is negligence tort, as the police officer failed to exercise reasonable care by leaving the suspect handcuffed in a car that was not safely pulled over from the highway, ultimately resulting in the suspect's injuries. Intentional tort involves a person intentionally causing harm to another and unintentional tort involves harm caused due to an accident, which does not fit this scenario. Contributory negligence tort involves the injured person being partially responsible for their own injuries, which does not apply in this scenario as the suspect was under police custody and had no control over the situation.

A Police Officer Leaves a Suspect Handcuffed in a Car