“The police aren’t always there.” Hahahahahaha
AT THE TIME, the police had no 'responsibility' for being there at all.
The neighborhood is 'private' in the sense that police did no 'patrols' of the area.
REASON: The HOA had their own security cameras and was responsible for 'patrolling' the complex. The cameras were broken, not working, and hadn't been for a while.
AFTER the death of Trayvon, and after the LAWSUIT against the HOA by the Martin/Fulton pair, the HOA absolved responsibility for security and turned it over to the police.
The SPD now makes regular patrols of that neighborhood.