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Old 05-02-2008, 16:50 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Tarek Morgen View Post
Sorry English is not my mother language so my choice of words is not always the best. What I was trying to say is, that here that it is the job of the police to protect induvidiales (to the best of ther abilities) and not just the society as a whole. The defense (in a trial) that the police does not have to help you would not stand a single minute.
Our job description for the police is to "enforce the law." They have no obligation to protect anyone other than through the course of enforcing laws. They do not have the obligation to prevent crimes from happening either.
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