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Re:Blocking Kiwifarms by Ygg2 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @03:30AM (#32710730)
> They aren’t in the business of preventing people from getting killed. They’re in the business of putting the killers in jail.

If this is true, explain police protection. Or restraining order.

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Re:Blocking Kiwifarms by the_why_of_y on Sunday September 04, 2022 @05:00AM (#32711212)
In the US, a restraining order issued by a court is merely a suggestion; police can simply ignore it without consequence, even if there is a law on the books that requires police to enforce it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-po...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/04-278

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Re:Blocking Kiwifarms by threeseed on Sunday September 04, 2022 @04:54AM (#32711181)
You should look into the enforcement of restraining orders.

Because it is unacceptably lax to say the least. And way too many people have died because of it.

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Re:Blocking Kiwifarms by Ygg2 on Sunday September 04, 2022 @05:24AM (#32711326)
I said it is their job. I didn't say they do a good or a bad job.
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Re:Blocking Kiwifarms by ncallaway on Monday September 05, 2022 @04:30AM (#32721864)
The Supreme Court has ruled very explicitly that the policy *do not* have a duty to protect a citizen.

It is, very explicitly according to the SCOTUS, not actually their job.

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