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From: jkh@jade.BERKELEY.EDU (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: mod.rec.guns
Subject: Re: mod.rec.guns: call the POLICE? (was Gun selection)
Message-ID: <1570@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Fri, 31-Oct-86 18:33:56 EST
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In-Reply-To: your article <1535@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>


Article: 10:60

In reply to Henry Spencer:

Sorry, but the police in the United State are under NO
legal obligation to place themselves in danger in order to
protect you and your family.  This has been upheld by the courts.
If you should have to call them regarding an intruder in your
house, the police are NOT required to take all means 
at their disposal to save you.  They might even ignore
your call or come "too late."

The courts in the US have consistently held the view that the
police exist for the "general good," not for the personal
benefit of a particularly threatened individual.

In other words, the government does not guarrantee your
safety, yet it makes laws which restrict your
ability to protect yourself from the bad guys.

Jon Kaplowitz
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