> Put it another way, in that it actually happened: If you're duty sworn to act, and don't, are you partly responsible for further deaths? Legally, no. See War

> Put it another way, in that it actually happened: If you're duty sworn to act, and don't, are you partly responsible for further deaths? Legally, no. See Warren v DC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia > the duty to provide public services is owed to the public at large, and, absent a special relationship between the police and an individual, no specific legal duty exists