This is nothing new. It has already been ruled on that the police have no obligation to protect you. They can simply say "no" if you ask them to protect you. It

This is nothing new. It has already been ruled on that the police have no obligation to protect you. They can simply say "no" if you ask them to protect you. It certainly means that they can de-prioritize your call and only show up after getting lunch. Which makes it all the more awful when someone says "If you feel unsafe just call the police! It's what I would do." That's great. I'm glad you live in a place with a good police force. But it is frankly evil to disarm people who have no other means to protect themselves.