A boy and a girl were playing cops and robbers. The girl locked the boy in the bathroom, pretending it was the jail. The boy knew that the bathroom door lock did not actually work but went along with the game anyway, pretending that he was really trapped in the bathroom and banging on the inside of the door. The girl did not know the lock was broken and thought the boy was actually confined. After five minutes, the girl opened the door and let the boy out.
Did the girl likely commit the tort of false imprisonment?
A. Yes, because the girl had the specific intent to confine the boy in the bathroom.
B. Yes, because the girl subjectively believed that the boy was actually confined.
C. No, because the boy was not actually under duress.
D. No, because the boy knew the lock was broken.

Respuesta :

Option D is correct, Girl does not likely to commit the tort of false imprisonment because the boy knew the lock was broken.

An unauthorized restriction on one's right to freedom of movement or personal liberty is the crime of false imprisonment. Therefore, for something to be considered false incarceration, there must be two things: Confinement or restraint imposed against the will of the subject; the illegality of the detention or restraint False incarceration is defined under tort law as the total restriction of liberty for any length of time, regardless of how brief or brief the period of time is, without a legal justification or adequate defense.

One need not limit the individual by locking them up under the guise of false imprisonment.

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