The Public Duty Doctrine.51: Fire Department

The author of this article, Vincent Brannigan, writes, in paragraph five, "Given the supposed litigious nature of American society...."

The reason they are litigious is because they have no idea of the Public Duty Doctrine. The bought into the idea of "Protect and Serve."

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