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ideadude's avatar

Whats the issue? Police are not required to come to anyone aid.

Here are two cases that support this comment.

Castle Rock v. Gonzales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales

Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748 (2005), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled, 7–2, that a town and its police department could not be sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for failing to enforce a restraining order, which had led to the murders of a woman's three children by her estranged husband

Warren v. District of Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia

Warren v. District of Columbia (444 A.2d. 1, D.C. Ct. of Ap. 1981) is a District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that held that the police do not owe a specific duty to provide police services to specific citizens based on the public duty doctrine.

Yep its fucked, you are your own first responder, and if people would come to another aid rather than take a selfie video, with the crime happening in front of them ...

SPD does not need divesting, just needs officers who are not abusing their power.

SPD needs prosecutors who will put idiots in jail rather than catch and release

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DivestSPD's avatar

The issue is that these two cops were collectively paid about half a million last year, when this happened (closer to $600,000 when back pay under the SPOG contract is included). Yes, we are aware of Castle Rock, etc. The fact that the Supreme Court doesn't recognize a specific "duty to protect" doesn't change the fact that these officers are paid hansomely ostensibly to protect people. The average city employee would get fired if they were sitting on their asses while there was work to do. Can't really imagine a highly paid SCL lineman would stay employed very long if they ignored a call about a downed powerline for 49 minutes. The court arguing that a cop is not specifically liable for failing to protect a person, isnt' the same as saying that it's okay for cops not to do what they're paid well to do.

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