[Mr. Thorne]

I think it also came up in the late 60s or early 70s.

Either New York, or California, if memory serves. What it amounted to was, people were calling the police for help from areas where there were riots going on, and the police were either unwilling or unable to respond.

I honestly think it was unwilling, but that could be my bad memory.

Anyway, USSC ruled that you can't sue the cops for NOT coming to your aid.

Go figure.

[gaijin]

I think this means that via taxation we are paying for the police to CONSIDER responding to dire, life-and-death emergencies.

Do I have that right?

[weegee]

If their jobs are principally going to be to enforce regulations and not peace keeping then I say I don't need them if their first duty is to write tickets.

Here in Houston violent crime has been permitted to run unchecked (and violent offenders are not being prosecuted including carjackers who kidnap their victims).

I don't need the Sheriff of Nottingham shaking down the populace.

[Centurion2000]

Either New York, or California, if memory serves. What it amounted to was, people were calling the police for help from areas where there were riots going on, and the police were either unwilling or unable to respond.

I honestly think it was unwilling, but that could be my bad memory.

Anyway, USSC ruled that you can't sue the cops for NOT coming to your aid.

Well if that's the case and IF I ever get that message from 911 I'll have the perfect reply that will get them there.

"You mean you're not coming? Ok, I'll take care of it with a machinegun and some hand grenades"

the other alternate response: [BANG] "What about the cop in the street that was just shot ?"