Nevertheless, we are told there is an agreement here — a “social contract” — between government agencies and the taxpayers and citizens.
https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again
Following last February’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, some students claimed local government officials were at fault for failing to provide protection to students. The students filed suit, naming six defendants, including the Broward school district and the Broward Sheriff’s Office , as well as school deputy Scot Peterson and campus monitor Andrew Medina.
On Monday, though, a federal judge ruled that the government agencies ” had no constitutional duty to protect students who were not in custody.”
This latest decision adds to a growing body of case law establishing that government agencies — including police agencies — have no duty to provide protection to citizens in general: Read the rest of this entry »
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