Research assistance

[Kimber_me_timbers]

Hey all,

I recently got into a discussion regarding duty of police, and my stance was that LEO's in texas have no legal duty to protect persons or even prevent crime, but serve to begin the penalization process against offenders and execute warrants.

Is this actually true or am I talking out of my ass?

Any references to actual penal codes and case law will be greatly appreciated.

 

[TexasRedneck]

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone - New York Times

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=04-278&friend=nytimes

 

[Texas1911]

Gonna have to look up case law and SCOTUS / Circuit decisions on this one. Even then, there's a moral obligation that extends beyond the legalities and delves into personal conviction and oath.

 

[matefrio]

Police Have No Duty to Protect Individuals

 

[Kimber_me_timbers]

Police Have No Duty to Protect Individuals

Yeah, I read this one last night. Trips me out that they quoted case law from Rockwall specifically. Mckee v Rockwall.