irailleth-archive tilthat TIL In 2012, a man was brutally stabbed while restraining a subway stabber who had killed 4 people. When police showed up they did nothing to treat the mans wounds or get him medical help. The courts later ruled that police have no legal obligation to protect or serve the public.via reddit.com amoisthobo sephezade Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect SomeoneA Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing | Police Studies Online Source: tilthat