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mrat · November 1, 2000, 02:35 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by David Scott:
It may seem wrong, but consider this: if the law did say the police are obliged to protect every individual, they would be sued for every successful crime.
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I was going to make the above statement but David beat me to it and he is 100% right. Every victim of a crime would have the right to sue the police because the police did not protect them from becoming a victim. There would be plenty of attorneys lining up to take these cases and they would win. Quess who would get to pay for these lawsuits: THE TAXPAYERS.

David makes another valid point, we would become a police state to avoid this. LEOs on every street corner with ultimate power since the Constitution would have to be suspended (I am an LEO and I do not want to see this happen).

I know it sounds great to bag on LEOs or the "system" for not protecting people but think of the alternative. What I would like to see is the courts/judges start locking the BGs away that prey on our citizens and stop treating them like children who stole a cookie.

November 1, 2000, 02:35 AM	#10
mrat Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2000 Posts: 863	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by David Scott: It may seem wrong, but consider this: if the law did say the police are obliged to protect every individual, they would be sued for every successful crime. [/quote] I was going to make the above statement but David beat me to it and he is 100% right. Every victim of a crime would have the right to sue the police because the police did not protect them from becoming a victim. There would be plenty of attorneys lining up to take these cases and they would win. Quess who would get to pay for these lawsuits: THE TAXPAYERS. David makes another valid point, we would become a police state to avoid this. LEOs on every street corner with ultimate power since the Constitution would have to be suspended (I am an LEO and I do not want to see this happen). I know it sounds great to bag on LEOs or the "system" for not protecting people but think of the alternative. What I would like to see is the courts/judges start locking the BGs away that prey on our citizens and stop treating them like children who stole a cookie.