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In a 7-2 decision, the Court ruled that local governments have no constitutional duty to protect from private violence an individual who is shielded by a court's restraining order. Such individuals do not gain an enforceable interest in that protection, the Court declared in an opinion by Justice Scalia. The case was Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales (04-278).
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The police don't have to protect you, they just have to fill out the paperwork and arrest your abusive ex-husband after your kids find your body. This is yet another case that supports my argument that you need to own means of protection if you expect to be protected. Combined with the past ruling that local authorities have no responsiblity to protect you from criminals, I would suggest that anyone who is in a high-crime area or who has been harassed by a violent person start looking at obtaining reliable means of personal defense.