You argue what should be, and in that I agree. But what should be isn’t the case right now. So people have to take precautions.
Importantly, both suggestions still apply, because while the police won’t do anything, it will “put them on your side” in case something happens. Likewise, while the phone company won’t give the data to you unless you pay them, if you request they preserve it, they probably will, so if needs be you can refer the police to them.
It also means that a person must take some common sense precautions to protect their home and family, both at home and while out in public.
As a rule of thumb, such people as would attack you are likely cowardly, impulsive, not particularly smart, and neither plan nor carry out their attack effectively.
For example, making a death threat is highly stupid. So is stalking. But if you can nail them for that, instead of putting five rounds in them, it’s just as good for ending the threat.
But if phone records show they called you, then they showed up and you put five rounds in them, the odds strongly favor the DA just shrugging and saying “Castle Doctrine. Have a nice day.”
Todays Daily Sentinel-gjsentinel.com page one story tells that the police have looked at both the threats made against the student—and threats against the teachers,and School district and conclude no laws have been broken. And they suggest most of the threats seem from out of town with NO /or
little connection to the facts of the case. I do believe the threats are -for the most part just venting. As I did myself.
I stand my speculation that the threats against the boy were probably by the local atheists and free thinkers who oppose any any attack against anyone but Christians. Because I am not aware of any Mosques in town-but they are a cancer and prefer to hide and mimic a host until they are strong enough to destroy him.