Pat wrote: "Just one gripe here. Ive noticed that alot of people keep saying that it is not the duty of police to protect people. I am the only one in my family who isnt a cop and all my cousins would sharply disagree. If you didnt want to protect people you wouldnt have become a cop. It might not be listed as a job description for them to "protect an individual" but you better believe that if you call thats exactly what they will do. It seems like people are trying to deter others from calling the police. "well if the cops wont protect me id better cowboy up and take care of myself" Im not saying that you shouldnt be prepared to take care of yourself but jeez."
This is something worth discussing, and I feel I could partially answer, but let's not muddy up this thread. Perhaps Pat, you could start another thread and we could expand on your gripe? I'd really like to see this get resolved for you.