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Originally Posted by Collo Rosso
A police officer witnessing a murder in progress has no obligation to protect the one being murdered. There is no legal obligation to stop the murder. The obligation is to detain the murderer and give witness at trial. A SRO is not there to protect the children.
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I guess a copy of this should be given to every parent of a school student in the country...............so there is no misunderstanding!
If I recall the US Supreme Court case ...it's been a long long time.... the police are not legally obligated to provide protection and not legally liable (damages) if they are unable to prevent a crime.