Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone

Think the police have to protect you? Think again...

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 had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html?_r=2