“No police force in America is legally expected to protect, defend or serve the public. The only legally required role of the police is to preserve order and investigate crime.”
Then they need to change their badges and banners and patrol car statements. They are compensated by the public to protect, defend and serve and work for us.
http://www.theiacp.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=frHJv6Z24bU%3D&tabid=178
Yes they do need to make those changes. The courts have ruled that they cannot be sued for failing to protect citizens since they have no legal obligation to protect individual citizens, merely to preserve civil order.