Nope, not the Bystander law. It's a relatively new (21st century) ruling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html
Here's a report on the case of the dude who was stabbed in front of cops:
Because “no direct promises of protection were made to Mr. Lozito,” the
police had “no special duty” to protect him.
Yeah, isn’t that the US Bystander law? You’re under zero obligation to do
anything. While the cops might have internal (departmental) regulations
that differ, they’re not obligated by law to do anything – same as everyone
else.
*From:* cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cpt-fgc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
*On Behalf Of *Ilitirit Sama
*Sent:* 01 November 2017 9:49 AM
*To:* cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* Re: Hello
Read something quite disturbing yesterday. Apparently in the USA, the
police are under no obligation to protect individuals from harm. *even
though their priority is to serve and protect. *In other words, a police
officer can watch you get stabbed to death and he is not required by law to
do anything. There's a famous case about this that happened in 2011 in New
York.
I have no idea what the status quo is in South Africa.
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