Originally Posted by howsteepisit

Yep you are correct. My thinking is that if indeed as stated that driving while typing on a mobile computer is a normal and expected part of the sheriffs duties the county is going to get the bejesus sued out of them, the deputy will be indemnified by the county who approved the behavior, it will go to trial and a large award will follow. Maybe not , but in cases of clear gross negligence many local entities have been successfully sued. And in my opinion (not legally qualified of course) telling anyone to drive while not looking at the road rises to the level of gross negligence. time will tell of course and I usually am wrong about such things.