*Court decisions,and state laws,have held that police don't have to help
you when you are in danger.

"It was the most shocking thing i learned in law school.I was studying torts
in my first year at the University Of San Diego School Of Law,when i came
upon the case of Hartzler v. City Of San Jose.In that case,i discovered the
secret truth:the government owes no duty to protect individual citizens from
criminal attack.Not only did California courts hold to that rule,the California
Legislature had enacted a statute to make sure the courts didn't change the
rule."-attorney Richard W.Stevens "Dial 911 And Die."

*Stevens cites laws and cases from every state,including Washington DC,
Puerto Rico,The Virgin Islands,and Canada.

*Supreme Court ruling in the landmark case Deshaney v.Winnebago County Department Of Social Services was possibly cited in many cases brought
against police and related services.

"The US Supreme Court declared that the Constitution does not impose a
duty on the state and local governments to protect the citizens against
criminal harm."-Stevens

*People in many states have not been able to successfully sue over these
situations,presumably because of the Deshaney ruling.
-When 911 services were shut down for maintenance.
-When a known stalker kills.
-When police pull over,but don't arrest a drunk driver who runs over someone
later that night.
-When authorities know in advance of a plan to commit murder,but do nothing
to stop it.
-When a known violently unstable officer shoots a driver he pulled over for an
inadequate muffler.
-When parole boards free violent psychotics,including child rapists/murderers.
-When felons escape prison and kill.
-When houses burn down because the Fire Department didn't respond properly.
-When children are beaten to death in foster homes.