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		wmeredith on July 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Iraq, I raided insurgents. In Virginia, the pol... This was the line that stuck out to me as well. What a bunch of disgusting hypocrites. What happened to serve and protect? What about innocent until proven guilty?

vezzy-fnord on July 25, 2015 [–]

What happened to serve and protect?

Police in the United States have never had any such legal duty, and this has been backed by court precedent. It's purely a motto.

Two relevant cases are South v. State of Maryland (1855) and Castle Rock v. Gonzales (2005).

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