If you think only calling 911 is a cure-all for emergencies, think again. You, and only you, are responsible for your own security. You are in charge of the security of your loved ones. The video above clearly shows this unavoidable truth.
Police have no legal duty to protect a victim, only to protect the public in general. The main role of the police is retribution and investigation, after a crime is committed. And these roles are for the protection of the public. Says who?
At every judicial level, courts have all affirmed that government bodies have no special duty to protect individuals. This includes cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, state courts, and county courts.
There have been hundreds upon hundreds of court cases affirming “no special duty.” As of the writing of this blog post, 230 court cases cited the Warren v. DC decision, a 1981 case that reaffirmed that police have no legal duty to protect individuals.
A few samples:
Even if police were legally responsible for your security, they cannot be everywhere all the time. And because career criminals typically seek victims outside the view of police, then typically help from police will not be there for a while. Certainly call 911 if there is an emergency. You also need options to stay alive until police arrive.
You are on your own. Since you have a duty for your own personal security and the security of your loved ones, it’s time to consider how to put that duty into practice with a concealed carry license.
Police have no legal duty to protect a victim, only to protect the public in general. The main role of the police is retribution and investigation, after a crime is committed. And these roles are for the protection of the public. Says who?
At every judicial level, courts have all affirmed that government bodies have no special duty to protect individuals. This includes cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, state courts, and county courts.
There have been hundreds upon hundreds of court cases affirming “no special duty.” As of the writing of this blog post, 230 court cases cited the Warren v. DC decision, a 1981 case that reaffirmed that police have no legal duty to protect individuals.
A few samples:
- “This uniformly accepted rule rests upon the fundamental principle that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any particular individual citizen.” (Warren v. DC, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1981)
- "Law enforcement agencies and personnel have no duty to protect individuals from the criminal acts of others; instead their duty is to preserve the peace and arrest law breakers for the protection of the general public." (Lynch v. N.C. Dept. of Justice, N.C. App., 1989)
- "The public duty doctrine has long protected municipalities from negligence claims because it establishes that ‘the duty to provide public services is owed to the public at large,' not to any specific individual." (Gates v. US, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2013)
Even if police were legally responsible for your security, they cannot be everywhere all the time. And because career criminals typically seek victims outside the view of police, then typically help from police will not be there for a while. Certainly call 911 if there is an emergency. You also need options to stay alive until police arrive.
You are on your own. Since you have a duty for your own personal security and the security of your loved ones, it’s time to consider how to put that duty into practice with a concealed carry license.