CdwJava
Senior Member
Oh brother ...tranquility said:Hmm....maybe things would be better if the police *did* have a legal duty. But then maybe that would increase the victims and families preference for handling things on their own. Boy balancing the costs and benefits of things isn't so easy, even for a Christian like myself.
WWJD?
First, the cost factor associated with protecting each and every witness or victim who felt threatened would be a bank buster. My county would go broke in the first gang-related shooting. Witnesses are almost always scared and reluctant to testify. HOW are we going to directly protect them? I don't have any officers to assign to them ... and neither does the Sheriff. The most we can do is provide them with assistance via Victim/Witness programs which includes relocation programs and temporary assistance.
- Carl