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Like a lesser degree of manslaughter. If they prevented people from entering that could have saved lives.

• kube-system 4y ago
  Even for negligent manslaughter, that would require a "specific duty" to act, which police officers do not have towards individuals unless there is a special prior arrangement in place.
  • encryptluks2 4y ago
    Not if they prevented parents or someone else from entering who could have saved lives. It would be hard for them to argue they don't have a specific duty but can prevent other people from fulfilling that duty.
    • kube-system 4y ago
      There isn’t much of an argument to be made about that at all. “Specific duty” has an established legal meaning here. It means that the police have already established some agreement to protect an individual beyond what they normally do for the general public. That’s clearly not applicable to this situation.