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The cops don't have a specific obligation to "come" to help you. Nor to enforce a restraining order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonzale...
Everyone should read those two Wiki entries. The law often isn't what people think it is.
OTOH if someone breaks into your house and you smoke 'em, then in most states you're in the clear, even without a restraining order.
I know that's not what most people here want to read, but it is "the law of the land" in terms of legal precedent.
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The cops don't have a specific obligation to "come" to help you. Nor to enforce a restraining order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonzale...
Everyone should read those two Wiki entries. The law often isn't what people think it is.
OTOH if someone breaks into your house and you smoke 'em, then in most states you're in the clear, even without a restraining order.
I know that's not what most people here want to read, but it is "the law of the land" in terms of legal precedent.