(June 12, 2022 at 5:47 pm)Helios Wrote:(June 12, 2022 at 5:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: If the cops are supposed to enforce the law, and shooting school children is against the law, wouldn’t the police be obligated to stop the shooter from breaking that law?But the supreme court says they can let children die so we shouldn't condemn or punish them for allowing it ....
While your police don’t have a legal obligation to protect citizens, they DO have an obligation to enforce the law. By standing idly by while children were being murdered, they failed in that obligation.
So, your contention that the police are not obligated to ‘DO ANYTHING’ is bollocks. If they’re not obligated to ‘do anything’, why do they write traffic citations, arrest drunk drivers, catch muggers, respond to domestic violence calls, etc?
Boru
The point is that letting children die doesn’t (sadly) have to be the point. Cops are legally bound and oath sworn to enforce the law. The fucking Uvalde cowards failed to enforce the law by not going in after the man who was breaking it.
Boru
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