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Dagny · October 31, 2000, 03:35 PM

I know this has been mentioned here before, but a search of the archives is being tedious at best.

Are police required to protect you if, for instance, you have a burglary/robbery/rape/assault about to happen very soon or in progress and call 911?

If a police car drives by you while you're getting beat up or your home is being broken into and you know they saw what was going on, do they HAVE to stop and protect life and property?

Or are they merely investigative after the fact - in which case we could hire a private investigator.

And, obviously, if they are not there to protect, then we must do so ourselves.

October 31, 2000, 03:35 PM	#1
Dagny Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2000 Location: Galt's Gulch Posts: 390	I know this has been mentioned here before, but a search of the archives is being tedious at best. Are police required to protect you if, for instance, you have a burglary/robbery/rape/assault about to happen very soon or in progress and call 911? If a police car drives by you while you're getting beat up or your home is being broken into and you know they saw what was going on, do they HAVE to stop and protect life and property? Or are they merely investigative after the fact - in which case we could hire a private investigator. And, obviously, if they are not there to protect, then we must do so ourselves.