And if they hadn't been there, he would've been socked with a bill from the county and the state for probably as much as $10,000. It's a tough call - but he did the best he could, IMHO.
I don't think so. I would have trouble sleeping for the rest of my life if it were me. The guy pretty much knew the family went that way. He could have organized a search party himself if the gov. didn't respond. His response was a totally socialist response-I told the gov. that's all I have to do...He just didn't give a damn.