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The police in the US have no legal duty to protect people, and several Supreme Court cases have affirmed this.
by MrMember 8y ago
The police in the US have no legal duty to protect people, and several Supreme Court cases have affirmed this.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 8y agoThere may not be a legal duty, but there is definitely societal expectation. For example take Scot Peterson the Parkland officer who has been blasted, called a coward, and forced to retire for not confronting the Parkland shooter. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parkland-officer-scot-peterson-s-message-families-i-m-sorry-n879716 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parkland-officer-scot-p... If a police officer or department develops a reputation of running from danger, there are going to be at least societal consequences for them.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoWere there any real consequences? Did someone go to jail or lose their government pension? People frowning at the police and police inaction means nothing, they just get fewer calls and less reports of crime, that improves the statistics.