How long should it take normal human beings to size up the situation. One problem with our justice system, let alone state bureaucracies, is that we make decisions that used to take 15 minutes into long, bureaucratically-entangled, drawn-out processes. Justice delayed is justice denied.
The problem here is the police officer had no authority in this situation and the father was forced to comply. It was his son and he (mistakenly) was drinking in his presence, a misdemeanor at best. Taking custody of his child far overstepped his authority in this situation.
i’d agree with your 15 minutes assessment.
if everyone was really worried about the wellbeing of the child, why is the father not sitting in jail on “contributing to the delinquency of a minor” charges?