12/27/11 POLICE HAVE NO LEGAL OBLIGATION 2 PROTECT US ? "...The police are very effective at deterring crime by their presence, but there are so few of them relative to the number of criminals and potential victims that it is easy for smart criminals to avoid detection, and the odds favor even dumb crooks. Consider the consequences if citizens could successfully sue the police for failing to protect them. Could any city afford a police force? Who would become a police officer knowing that lawsuits would be filed against them daily? As outrageous as the Court’s decision might seem, it is eminently practical, for without it, there would be no police forces or fire departments. The bystander forced to retrieve the body of the unfortunate man that committed suicide might cynically ask what the difference would be, but police and fire departments do provide vital services. The nature of those services is in large part up to the political whims of local politicians. The state will provide for your needs? The state will, without exception, protect you? Not now, not ever Not only does the state have no conscience, it is politically driven to reward those that nurture it and — at best — ignore those who do not. Yet the state will try to prevent you from obtaining the means to provide for and protect yourself — firearms — and politicians will demagogue the issue for political advantage, in essence threatening to withhold the protection they know they don’t have to provide It’s tempting to believe that police failure to answer calls or to assist those in need is rare. Any honest police officer can tell you it is far more common than most imagine, and that the old aphorism — “when seconds count, the police are minutes away” — is painfully accurate Strong, self-reliant people built America. They did not expect others to support and protect them. Despite our contemporary materia plenty and comfort, certain fundamental realities of human existence have not changed and never will change. Spartanburg County South Carolina Sheriff Chuck Wright had it right when he addressed the attempted rape of a local woman: “It just struck me wrong that we keep telling everyone ‘trust us, trust us, trust us,’ but in reality, you need to protect yourself.” When it comes to protecting our lives and the lives of our families, as Jessica Gonzalez surely knows, we can rely only upon ourselves." http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-police-have-no-obligation-to-protect-you-yes-really/2/

POLICE HAVE NO LEGAL OBLIGATION 2 PROTECT US ?
"...The police are very effective at deterring crime by their presence, but there are so few of them relative to the number of criminals and potential victims that it is easy for smart criminals to avoid detection, and the odds favor even dumb crooks. Consider the consequences if citizens could successfully sue the police for failing to protect them. Could any city afford a police force? Who would become a police officer knowing that lawsuits would be filed against them daily? As outrageous as the Court’s decision might seem, it is eminently practical, for without it, there would be no police forces or fire departments. The bystander forced to retrieve the body of the unfortunate man that committed suicide might cynically ask what the difference would be, but police and fire departments do provide vital services. The nature of those services is in large part up to the political whims of local politicians. The state will provide for your needs? The state will, without exception, protect you? Not now, not ever Not only does the state have no conscience, it is politically driven to reward those that nurture it and — at best — ignore those who do not. Yet the state will try to prevent you from obtaining the means to provide for and protect yourself — firearms — and politicians will demagogue the issue for political advantage, in essence threatening to withhold the protection they know they don’t have to provide It’s tempting to believe that police failure to answer calls or to assist those in need is rare. Any honest police officer can tell you it is far more common than most imagine, and that the old aphorism — “when seconds count, the police are minutes away” — is painfully accurate Strong, self-reliant people built America. They did not expect others to support and protect them. Despite our contemporary materia plenty and comfort, certain fundamental realities of human existence have not changed and never will change. Spartanburg County South Carolina Sheriff Chuck Wright had it right when he addressed the attempted rape of a local woman: “It just struck me wrong that we keep telling everyone ‘trust us, trust us, trust us,’ but in reality, you need to protect yourself.” When it comes to protecting our lives and the lives of our families, as Jessica Gonzalez surely knows, we can rely only upon ourselves."

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