I just assumed it has always been like that in most places...
Its a choice they make and they are not legally obligated to respond to
anything.
If they dont do their job properly then there could be some kind of action
taken against him as an "employee". (Demoted, fired etc.)
Never really thought about it much
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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
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Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to
...<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html>
www.nytimes.com
WASHINGTON, June 27 - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not
have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who ...
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.
http://nypost.com/2013/07/26/zero-for-hero-judge-snubs-man-hurt-stopping-butcher-of-brighton-beach/
[https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/26-1n026-hero2-300x300.jpg?w=300&quality=90&strip=all&h=140]<http://nypost.com/2013/07/26/zero-for-hero-judge-snubs-man-hurt-stopping-butcher-of-brighton-beach/>
Zero for hero: Judge snubs man hurt stopping ‘Butcher of
...<http://nypost.com/2013/07/26/zero-for-hero-judge-snubs-man-hurt-stopping-butcher-of-brighton-beach/>
nypost.com
He’s a bona-fide hero who stopped the so-called “Butcher of Brighton Beach” at
the end of a 28-hour city killing spree — but a Manhattan judge...
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Donaldson, Alasdair
<alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alasdair.donaldson@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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.
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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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