I want Full Disclosure of The Public Duty Doctrine. I believe every student in America needs to devote at least one day out of his/her life to study, question, and debate the most fundamental, legal relationship average citizens have with their government, be it federal, state, or local.
If students quit school, say in the 10th or 11th grade, they must, by law, be "informed" of this law before they leave. Every senior in high school must be "informed" before they graduate. Both senior and/or drop-out must sign off that they understand what The Public Duty Doctrine means.
The result of this would mean fewer lawsuits against law enforcement for failure to protect, number one. Number two, citizens would take more responsibility in protecting themselves, not relying solely on the 9-1-1 call.
Until The Public Duty Doctrine is fully disclosed to the public at large, our nation remains in an adolescent state. Law enforcement is paying the price of our immaturity. However, law enforcement is equally at fault for not demanding that the Public Duty Doctrine be taught in schools, or disclosed in other ways (think Miranda Warning).
The Public: Police protect and serve.
Government and its agents: Police maintain law and order.
Two ships passing in the night.
Both sides abuse each other with unrealistic expectations. Abusers generally don't change unless they have no choice but to. Lawsuits are wasteful; justice very rarely happens. I am thinking, studying on this: What situation, other than a lawsuit, would government and its agents have no other choice but to disclose The Public Duty Doctrine?
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