More properly, police in US have a duty to society, not to any specific individual. They are law enforcement. Not crime prevention or victim protection. This i

More properly, police in US have a duty to society, not to any specific individual. They are law enforcement. Not crime prevention or victim protection. This is of course a huge problem, because as seen in Uvalde in elsewhere, not only do police have no obligation to help you (which by itself is reasonable of undesirable), but are also empowered to prevent you from helping yourself.