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Can you imagine how many police we'd need if there were an obligation to protect everyone at all times? There isn't a country on Earth with police forces that l

• gambiting 13y ago
  No, but at the very least I expect them to be legally bound to respond(in any way) to a 911 call, and not be able to just tell people to fuck off.
  • derleth 13y ago
    > No, but at the very least I expect them to be legally bound to respond(in any way) to a 911 call, and not be able to just tell people to fuck off. Then we're talking past each other. That isn't what the Supreme Court decisions were about at all.
• devcpp 13y ago
  There isn't a country with enough police to protect everyone from physical harm caused by others at nearly all times (statistically speaking)? I doubt it. And I doubt OP was speaking about those times when the country is entirely on fire or the police department has been nuked. Rather, I think the point is that the police will do anything they reasonably can do to help.
  • derleth 13y ago
    > There isn't a country with enough police to protect everyone from physical harm caused by others at nearly all times (statistically speaking)? Note the last two words (in parentheses). That's the point being made: There aren't enough police to guarantee everyone protection.