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In reply to the discussion: Man Beaten by White Supremacists in Viral Photo Says Police May Get Sued [View all]Orrex
(63,261 posts)9. Morally, sure. But legally? Not so sure.
I will happily defer to anyone with a better understanding of the legal principles here, but the SCOTUS case seems to make it fairly clear.
Check out this first-hand account of police standing by and failing to intervene even when a citizen was at immediate risk of being stabbed to death, for example.
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Man Beaten by White Supremacists in Viral Photo Says Police May Get Sued [View all]
Julian Englis
Aug 2017
OP
Does anyone know the story of the other guy sprawled on the ground in this photo?
tanyev
Aug 2017
#2
I thought that everyone is required to intervene, not just police, after Kitty Genovese
Not Ruth
Aug 2017
#8
What an interesting story and another reason I'm glad I no longer live in NYC. n/t
PoliticAverse
Aug 2017
#16
In general you can't sue the government under the doctrine of "soverign immunity",
PoliticAverse
Aug 2017
#10
A couple attackers have been identified and should be sued & CHARGED.
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#12
There is no legal requirement for the police to take action even if they were present.
Scruffy1
Aug 2017
#13
Mis-identification. Criminal still unidentified as far as I know at this time
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#17
Yes, the Traditional Workers Party was one of the Nazi organizations and he was there,
L. Coyote
Aug 2017
#29
In your second image, note person of interest walking behind Tubbs with furled flag pole in hand. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#47
Yep, these leaders of the walk were together at the assault, and Gingerbeard used that flagpole to
L. Coyote
Aug 2017
#48
Wrong - Charlottesville is extremely blue, extremely diverse, and extremely progressive
obamanut2012
Aug 2017
#30
Well, come on; the only difference between the police and the Nazis were the badges.
Aristus
Aug 2017
#26
It's a long standing principle that the police have no legal obligation to help you.
X_Digger
Aug 2017
#40
Anybody notice how they run in packs like wild dogs? On his own, I'm willing to bet that none of....
Tarheel_Dem
Aug 2017
#49