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by LocalH 1663 days ago
Courts have consistently found that police do not have an obligation to prevent crime. It's not hyperbole, it's standard operating procedure
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What do they have an obligation to do? Paychecks generally come with some sort of hard requirement.
Certainly they should have an obligation to not let a crime happen in front of them, yet do nothing about it.