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South v Maryland (1856)
Riss v City of New York (1969)
Warren v District of Columbia (1983)
and so on.
A close paraphrase from memory:
"Police [or other government officials] have no obligation to protect individuals but only society as a whole."
"Police have no obligation to protect any individual absent a special relationship [witness protection is one] but only to enforce the law."
Rick
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