Comments about ‘Man died on bus, but Utah family wasn't notified for nearly a month’

Someone definitely dropped the ball here. It really should be a fairly simple matter to track who told who what and where someone did not do what they were supposed to do - to track down why this happened. And whoever is responsible should be severely sanctioned in some way. This is just totally not OK!

The real failure and breakdown is how police require a 72 hour or longer wait before people can be reported missing. Change and eliminate this 72 hour rule that really has no valid reason for being in the process, not with the new and fast technology available. Reporting and looking for missing sooner could save many lives but saving lives is irrelevant to shoot outs and SWAT attack police priorities.

Lawsuit... Please!

Homeland Security should be on the lookout for this missing person. When a person cross the statelines, It becomes a responsiblity for other states to follow through. Too bad that Homeland Security were looking other way at the border crossings.

Wow, He had ID! so basically someone didn't do their job (at all). didn't even bother to stick his name in Google along with a city or state. this should have been a 5 minute investigation.

good grief, it wasn't all that hard to find our 200 classmates after 25 years for a reunion, and most of the girls changed their names.

Re: Steven Harper | 8:21 a.m. Jan. 28, 2012
"Lawsuit... Please!"

Sue who? In the District of Columbia 3 women were held captive for fourteen hours raped, robbed, beaten, forced to commit sexual acts upon each other. The three women sued the District of Columbia for failing to protect them, but D.C.'s highest court exonerated the District and its police, saying that it is a "fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen." The US Supreme Court agreed with them.

The anti-2nd Amendment crowd thinks the answer is to call the police if they need help. Those with CCW permits know other wise.

Your correct Rifleman, its up to us to protect ourselves, the Police are their to simply sort things out after the crime has occured. Its kinda like a janitor, he doesnt prevent spills, just cleans up after they have happened.

"Luck hasn't decided yet whether she'll take legal action against the El Paso Police Department."

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Hmmm. Frankly, in this case, I'd say the most culpable party was the company on whose bus the person died.

They're the ones who sold this guy his tickets and therefore, presumably, knew or should have known where he was supposed to end up (Tempe) and where he was not supposed to be (El Paso).

The El Paso Police Dept. should feel some shame in this matter, but I'd start with the bus company.