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Not sure where you're getting this from. Police have no duty to protect or serve, this was just a slogan on squad cars in some departments and became a TV trope
by bavent 4y ago
Not sure where you're getting this from. Police have no duty to protect or serve, this was just a slogan on squad cars in some departments and became a TV trope. If they take some sort of oath, it's not really legally binding.
See: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-po...
- metadat 4y agohttps://archive.ph/cdDf2 https://archive.ph/cdDf2 You are right, what a bummer. I appreciate the correction, though. Justice, liberty, and freedom for all.. also just a toothless slogan?
- cagenut 4y ago"with liberty and justice for all" was written by a socialist minister in a youth magazine as part of a campaign to get columbus day recognized as a holiday in the 1890s. It was meant to be a universal pledge for anyone in any country, not specific to the US. It is not part of any jurisprudence or caselaw. So yes, technically its a toothless slogan.