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It would be much more helpful if they were obligated to either protect or serve. As it is, they have no obligation to do either one. "To protect and serve" is
by actually_a_dog 5y ago
It would be much more helpful if they were obligated to either protect or serve. As it is, they have no obligation to do either one. "To protect and serve" is literally nothing more than a marketing slogan, originally used by the LAPD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia
https://www.lapdonline.org/history_of_the_lapd/content_basic_view/1128 https://www.lapdonline.org/history_of_the_lapd/content_basic...
- TimTheTinker 5y agoI think that's partly a false dichotomy. They serve primarily by protecting.
- actually_a_dog 5y agoWhich would be great, if they had a duty to protect anybody who wasn't in their custody.
- TimTheTinker 5y agoThey do. It may not be a legal duty, but it's a moral duty that I know many police men and women recognize and aspire to.
- actually_a_dog 5y agoSure. Whatever you say.