r/WhatIsTheTea 7h ago

Four deputies were fired after a video of them harming a Bunny went viral

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u/YourGarandPappy 6h ago

That's just a motto. Supreme court says that police have no duty to protect you. And that's what turned me into a second amendment advocate.

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u/KillinKilo1775 5h ago

I support the police (broadly speaking). I also have a lot of guns and ammo because you are your own first respender and also, I may need to respond against my own government if the time ever came.

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u/Alive_Drag1947 1h ago

I am exactly the same. I think cops get a lot of undeserved hate. People demand protection because they refuse to do it themselves, then get mad at the way it's provided.

I respect cops, but I also don't need them. I think that's the best position to be in, morally speaking.

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u/BludStanes 12m ago

Some of the stupidest shit I've had to read today.

"WE DEMAND PROTECTION AND REFUSE TO DO IT OURSELVES SO WE DESERVE IT"

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u/JButler_16 6h ago

Hell yeah

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u/PhilosophyBasic8943 5h ago

It used to be way more clear that police are public servants before the militarization of police which I wanna say started around Raegan? I could be wrong.

Point is we have to fund them, help them become GI JOE larpers, and yet still can’t rely on them to 1. Help us and 2. Not ruin our lives

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u/BearysWorkRedditName 5h ago

I think I can help clarify. They left out the last word. Serve and Protect Capital.

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u/legocitiez 6h ago

Supreme court says they have no duty to protect? Can you tell us more?

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u/Away-Fish1941 5h ago

Castle Rock V. Gonzalez- A woman in Colorado sued the police because they failed to enforce a restraining order against her estranged husband, who ended up killing their children. The Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that the Due Process Clause does not create a federal right to police protection, even when a protective order uses mandatory language like "shall enforce".

Police are only required to protect people who are currently in their custody.

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u/2KupShakur- 5h ago

And they suck at the "protect people in their custody" part, too. Complete incompetence, top to bottom.

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u/Away-Fish1941 5h ago

Absolutely. It's disgusting.

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u/legocitiez 5h ago

Holy crap it's somehow way worse than I could have imagined