Re: Not an unexpected verdict ...

[Jim Burnes]

Jim Choate wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Wrong.  The police are here to enforce laws and arrest people.  They have
> > no legal obligation to protect.  It'd be nice if it really were that way,
> > but it isn't.
> 
> Wrong, police are here to serve and protect. They protect by enforcing
> laws. They serve by following the tenets of a democratic government as
> outlined in our Constitution.
> 

No lesser than the Supreme Court says you are wrong.  I don't have the
decision details on me, but the Supreme decided (about 5 or so years ago)
that police were not required by law to provide individual protection.

Thus the need for custom individual protection. ;-)

jim