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    Court says "Police don't have to enforce restraining orders"

    http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/27/sc....ap/index.html

    High court nixes restraining-order suits
    Justices protect police from legal action over enforcement

    Monday, June 27, 2005; Posted: 4:41 p.m. EDT (20:41 GMT)

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police cannot be sued for how they enforce restraining orders, ending a lawsuit by a Colorado woman who claimed police did not do enough to prevent her estranged husband from killing her three young daughters.

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    The police can't be everywhere ...

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    You should really post the whole article as that snip makes it look completely different than it is. Cops do enforce restraining orders and would be required to. If you broke a restraining order I had against you and I called the police, they would arrest you. The lady sued because she felt the police should be watching her and her famly 24/7.
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    Originally posted by justadollarhostin
    You should really post the whole article as that snip makes it look completely different than it is. Cops do enforce restraining orders and would be required to. If you broke a restraining order I had against you and I called the police, they would arrest you. The lady sued because she felt the police should be watching her and her famly 24/7.
    Right. They would most definitely come and arrest the violator of the order -- that is, if there was time. I don't understand how police can be expected to get somewhere immediately; last I checked, they rode in cars, not planes or time machines.

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    Originally posted by SniperDevil
    Right. They would most definitely come and arrest the violator of the order -- that is, if there was time. I don't understand how police can be expected to get somewhere immediately; last I checked, they rode in cars, not planes or time machines.
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    I thought a new one materialized when needed and then went on to roam the streets afterwards.
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    Originally posted by SniperDevil
    Right. They would most definitely come and arrest the violator of the order -- that is, if there was time. I don't understand how police can be expected to get somewhere immediately; last I checked, they rode in cars, not planes or time machines.
    That's why we need SpiderMan or BatMan. They do come to the secnes very quickly.
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    Could the title of this thread be any more wrong?

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    I would guess that this is just another one of those sad episodes in which the typical victim would want a scapegoat as the explanation for his/her personal tragedy.
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    Originally posted by bodypainter
    Could the title of this thread be any more wrong?

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    What she could have done to protect herself farther wsa to move away.

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    Yep, one of the most misleading thread titles ever. I was going to change it, but since it's clear that everyone reading the thread actually got it, I'll leave it so the posts make sense.

    What the case was really about and what the Court's decision actually does mean is in this part of the article:
    She contended that her restraining order should be considered property under the 14th Amendment and that it was taken from her without due process when police failed to enforce it.

    Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, said, "The creation of a personal entitlement to something as vague and novel as enforcement of restraining orders cannot 'simply go without saying.' We conclude that Colorado has not created such an entitlement."
    Last edited by JayC; 06-29-2005 at 03:12 PM.

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    Originally posted by justadollarhostin
    You should really post the whole article
    Well the whole article is quite long and i didnt wanna make peeps sit thru all that when all they had to do was click the link i provided if they were interested

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    Actually, you should really not post the whole article, since the copyright to it belongs to CNN.
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    But on the same token should you even then link directly to the article?

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    I would think that linking is different from reproducing the article. The former is driving traffic to their site while the latter would constitute copyright infringement, although some sites do require permission to be sought even for URL linking.
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