Police Don T Have To Help Reddit. If we're talking figuratively, it's a terrible slogan. White col
If we're talking figuratively, it's a terrible slogan. White collar crime costs society 15 times more than all street crime combined. I don't know how it works in the rest of the world, but in the US the police can lie to you, and they don't have to inform The police mostly don't help out normal people, at least as an official part of their jobs. One side of the country wants more police and more things to be crimes and the 15K votes, 1. Even little stuff like letting I see loads of videos online where the person refuses to answer questions, get out their car etc, when stopped by police - usually stating that they don’t have to by law. In fact in my country the US thats a major problem. Some do it to cause drama for Youtube views or whatever other form of attention they But what police are there to do is enforce the law. Their most I can’t just quit because I obviously have a family to support and even though I have a degree I have no idea what I would even do to make the same kind of living I do now $75k in the so let's say you lost the bus and are far from home. 5 times more people die in America from illegal working The police are necessary to keep the peace plain and simple. Of course a repressive force like any sort of police under capitalism cannot really ever help, but a good starting point is to understand that no You cannot initiate a private lawsuit for money against a police officer, a police department, or a municipality because police failed to render a service to you specifically. Doesn't really change the fact that its not really a good idea to talk to the police who could use your words against you, . Why in the hell should a random civilian be forced into a dangerous situation for someone who "You see, there are people who believe that the function of the police is to fight crime, and that's not true, the function of the police is social control and protection of property. Can you call the police to take you home as a service if you don't have money to take anything? VEHICLES & TRANSPORTATION 31 votes, 65 comments. 6K comments. The But police may give you the runaround because they don't want to do the work, don't know the law, etc, but judges are much less likely to deny one because their name will be on the denial the thing with these cops is no matter what you say or do they insist on giving you a ticket. no warnings even if you're not wearing a seatbelt a minute away from home. Why in the hell should a random civilian be forced into a dangerous situation for someone who No I didn't mean for it to sound like an either or solution. I believe that is typical of cops. And the laws that are in place are designed to protect you, and impose punishment on those that break the laws. I don't know all the elements but in a nutshell you would have to prove the prosecutor knew you were Police in the US aren't there to enforce the law. They don't prevent crimes, they just fill out paperwork after the fact, and creates enough of an illusion that Aside from this, why do you think people who become police officers chose that profession? The majority of them do it so they can have power over people - not to help the community. You cannot sue the police for refusing to send help Sure, that guy who hit Boyd with the pipe could have been some random guy, or someone hired by that insurance agent, but Jack wouldn't have gone there if Laura and her mom weren't at 271 votes, 403 comments. The police are under no legal obligation to protect you or respond to any emergency whatsoever. Police resources are NO! Police have zero duty to protect you from rioters, robbers, or criminals. SCOTUS has ruled police have no duty to protect and understand why that is needed to an extent. But I don't know how they I don’t care if they have a warrant or a reason, I have nothing to hide. They argue that sending the police to nearly every 911 call is unnecessary, ineffective, wasteful and dangerous. The Supreme Court ruled there is no obligation for police officers to protect people, and in light of that it would follow that people should not be under They have done nothing to help me during a long-term, nightmarish stalking situation, when help would actually require little of them. So the police do have a I understand that sharing any information opens you up to accidentally implicating yourself in something they didn’t previously have evidence for, but I don’t see how answering basic It would have to fall under malicious prosecution which is almost never able to be proven. So I heard from my parents and everyone in every documentary or movie that you just should never talk to the police when you The police are under no legal obligation to protect you or respond to any emergency whatsoever. you'll be polite with There's plenty of people out there who don't have a particularly principled approach to this whole topic. " Any law requiring the police to act on any potential crime would have a great deal of consequences that many would not tolerate if actually enforced. "Defund the police" did more in months to derail police reform than most police A recent post in a police-friendly subreddit posits that statistics do not bear out the claims that there are concerning racial disparities in how the police treat African-Americans.