[hummingbird]

I've been searching the last couple of days for info on whether the government has an obligation to protect it's people. I'm not talking here about the Constitution or the oaths taken by various government officials. I haven't found anything, so I'm of the opinion that Gvt. officials are NOT, under the laws, obligated to the protection of their citizens, only to the continuity of the government, be it federal, state or local.

Hi, Tom...Even if the government was under obligation to protect its people, I would not assume that it could, or even would be able to do so. Depending on the scenario, protection of citizens may not be top priority and that is where the citizen must be prepared to fend for himself and his neighbor. Good morning, evening, middle of the night everyone....

[Cindy]

http://www.svherald.com/articles/2004/01/09/news/news7.txt

"Agents reportedly assaulted after stopping suspect"
BY BILL HESS

Herald/Review

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "NACO, Ariz. -- A pair of U.S. Border Patrol agents were reportedly assaulted by a suspected drug smuggler on Monday.


Following the incident, a 41-year-old Mexican national is in the custody of the federal government and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana was seized, according to an agency spokesman.

The two agents, assigned to the Naco Station, attempted to stop a 2000 Ford Excursion on Naco Highway, approximately two miles north of the Naco, Ariz., Port of Entry, but the driver failed to yield and sped off in an effort to evade arrest, a press release from the agency's Tucson Sector stated Thursday."