my1stpistol wrote:hornswaggle wrote:I could be wrong and probably am but I thought the role of the police was to enforce the laws after they were broken not to protect citizens in prevention of a crime.
Why do they always say " To Protect & Serve " on the cars and badges?
not saying I disagree with you, and would not count on my local cops to protect me from anything, sadly.
"To serve and protect" means society as a whole, not the individual. It is impossible to protect an individual but protecting the values and mores of a society is easier. Its just the nature of the beast.