burbleflyer 0 #1 September 8, 2005 Guess we all better get set to take care of ourselves. Are you prepared? QuoteWarren v. District of Columbia is one of the leading cases of this type. Two women were upstairs in a townhouse when they heard their roommate, a third woman, being attacked downstairs by intruders. They phoned the police several times and were assured that officers were on the way. After about 30 minutes, when their roommate's screams had stopped, they assumed the police had finally arrived. When the two women went downstairs they saw that in fact the police never came, but the intruders were still there. As the Warren court graphically states in the opinion: ``For the next fourteen hours the women were held captive, raped, robbed, beaten, forced to commit sexual acts upon each other, and made to submit to the sexual demands of their attackers.'' The three women sued the District of Columbia for failing to protect them, but D.C.'s highest court exonerated the District and its police, saying that it is a ``fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen.'' Warren v. District of Columbia, 444 A.2d 1 (D.C. Ct. of Ap., 1981). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 September 8, 2005 That's it in a nutshell... the police have no duty to any specific citizen, but to the public at large.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #3 September 8, 2005 Next time just call and say it's domestic violence, we had 7 cop cars ourside my apartment building to arrest one girl who stabbed her boy friend. As a bonus he had just moved in 2 weeks ago. This is definately a sign that our complex is going downhill and downhill fast.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #4 September 8, 2005 Ouch!! Be careful over there...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #5 September 8, 2005 QuoteGuess we all better get set to take care of ourselves. Are you prepared? This is a good companion piece with the thread titled "Why I don't believe in Gun Control..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ViperPilot 0 #6 September 9, 2005 Wow, that completely sucks for those women...and for the rest of DC. I'm just glad I pack. To all those guys out there like these, I just say, "try it asshole." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
