Re: Not an unexpected verdict ...

[Bill Stewart]

>> > Wrong, police are here to serve and protect. They protect by enforcing
>> > laws. They serve by following the tenets of a democratic government as
>> > outlined in our Constitution.
>> No lesser than the Supreme Court says you are wrong.  I don't have the
>> decision details on me, but the Supreme decided (about 5 or so years ago)
>> that police were not required by law to provide individual protection.
>> 
>> Thus the need for custom individual protection. ;-)
>
>Then, that begs the question of "why do we have police?"

The police aren't here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder.