If the police do not have a legal obligation to protect us (U.S.), then why do they exist?

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After the Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson was acquitted, and then the inexplicable inaction of the Uvalde officers, I can’t help but wonder.

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The police cannot be sued for failing to protect you. The constitution protects you against actions of the state. Not actions of private individuals. If you could sue the police for the actions of others it would lead to endless lawsuits against the government.

The police exist to deter crime and catch criminals. You just can’t sue them for sucking at it when they do.

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