OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK: Do the police owe a duty to protect you from
criminal attack? In most of the United States, the answer is "no."
In fact, in most cases the police do not even have to respond to
your emergency 911 call.
Don't believe it? Read the true stories from all across America
about citizens who depended solely upon their telephone and police
response for emergency help against a violent criminal. Not only
did those crime victims not get help, the local government and
police escaped legal responsibility for failing to help those
victims.
This compact paperback reviews the law in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia and Canada,
showing how statutes and court decisions consistently hold that
the police generally have "no duty" to protect individual citizens.
When it comes to personal self-defense, citizens are on their own.
Highlighting the importance of preparing to protect oneself and
family, the book also retells 45 stories about people who successfully
defended themselves long before any police could help.
Check the law of your state, and of the states where your loved
ones live. If you are interested in public policy questions about
government liability, gun control or victims' rights, or if protecting
yourself and your family is your worry, this book tells you what
you need to know about whether you have any "right" to police
protection.
Certainly you will never look at your telephone the same way again.
--
http://dial911.itgo.com/
I havn't read it yet, just thought people here may be interested.
criminal attack? In most of the United States, the answer is "no."
In fact, in most cases the police do not even have to respond to
your emergency 911 call.
Don't believe it? Read the true stories from all across America
about citizens who depended solely upon their telephone and police
response for emergency help against a violent criminal. Not only
did those crime victims not get help, the local government and
police escaped legal responsibility for failing to help those
victims.
This compact paperback reviews the law in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia and Canada,
showing how statutes and court decisions consistently hold that
the police generally have "no duty" to protect individual citizens.
When it comes to personal self-defense, citizens are on their own.
Highlighting the importance of preparing to protect oneself and
family, the book also retells 45 stories about people who successfully
defended themselves long before any police could help.
Check the law of your state, and of the states where your loved
ones live. If you are interested in public policy questions about
government liability, gun control or victims' rights, or if protecting
yourself and your family is your worry, this book tells you what
you need to know about whether you have any "right" to police
protection.
Certainly you will never look at your telephone the same way again.
--
http://dial911.itgo.com/
I havn't read it yet, just thought people here may be interested.