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Fattom23 t1_j7x4st0 wrote

From my understanding, police officers do not have a legally enforceable, affirmative duty to help even if they see a crime being committed right in front of them. It's hard to know we could sue them for under those circumstances.

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iamnotabiv t1_j7xghsj wrote

One relevant court case is Warren v. District of Columbia. A more recent one is Castle Rock v. Gonzalez.

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Fattom23 t1_j7xhs30 wrote

Yes, OP: listen to this Redditor, who knows far more than me.

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yaboiballman t1_j7ydj0b wrote

First, I am not a lawyer. Second, didn't they also rule this regarding the shootings in Uvalde?

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Fattom23 t1_j7z3pbw wrote

That's how I initially became aware of this fact. I was pretty shocked when I first heard it.

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gnartato t1_j80dokb wrote

If you can only sue them when they fuck up they will do fuck all to stop crimes. They need to be constitutionally obligated to serve and protect toe public.

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AgentDaxis t1_j7zwqkm wrote

And this right here is why police forces should be disbanded & replaced with actual law enforcement entities.

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