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Re:MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies by dmoy on Tuesday December 16, 2025 @06:46PM (#46296348)
In the US at least, duty to protect and serve is just a marketing slogan.

There are multiple court cases decisions showing that police have no duty to protect people. All the way up to the Supreme Court

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Re:MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies by datameta on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @02:52PM (#46304621)
"Protect and Serve" (the State)
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Re:MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies by DoctorOetker on Wednesday December 17, 2025 @06:21PM (#46307006)
(the status quo)
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Re:MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies by datameta on Thursday December 18, 2025 @01:41PM (#46316727)
Accurate. Systemic perturbations are typically bad for most "old money".
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