03-30-2020, 04:08 PM
(03-30-2020, 04:05 PM)2006alum Wrote: And it's not a surprise they're concerned about the places where the mafia still have a widespread presence, because shaking down local stores can happen in the best of times. I have a hard time seeing folks raid my local Target while the cops stand idly by.
Well, I watched the cops stand idly by while supporters of - ahem - one political party were routinely and repeatedly attacked. Apparently they'd been told to stand down.
And I had a late-in-life revelation a few years back. I found out that the police are under no obligation to protect people. None.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._...f_Columbia
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/polit...otect.html
https://mises.org/power-market/police-ha...-yet-again
who knew?
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