I hear you, and that is likewise a fair argument. I simply predict that the Court will find otherwise. Whatever tussle was going on in the store was something short of beating and robbery. The street, in general, is not perfectly safe (I don't know how many beatings and robberies occur in Seattle on any given day, but am certain it is greater than zero. The fact that the victim pleaded for assistance is common - see battered wives. They also have well founded fears, but the police have NO duty, NONE, to protect any particular individual who is being bullied, or who has been threatened. They might decide to assist, sure. But they have no affirmative duty to do so.
I’ll agree with you on everything BUT the DV statement. The cops WILL arrest you (if your male) on a DV complaint so fast it’ll make your head swim.
If the girl had been smart she could have insisted on making a criminal complaint and at least taken up the cops time for a 1/2 hour or so. Most likely the group harassing her would have gotten bored waiting around and left by the time she was done having the cops fill out useless paper work.
This case will be a close call if it comes to court. Even if the law is clear, jury sympathy will be on her side unless some other facts are uncovered making her somewhat responsible. I do not think that the city will want to test this case in court unless the victim has onerous demands.