> If the police didn't rush over in full SWAT gear, ready to save the lives of children, they'd be the ones liable for not taking a clear imminent threat to life seriously.

Q: Are the police required to protect you as a specific individual in the United States?

A: No, the police are not required to protect you as an individual in the United States.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v._District_of_Columb...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonza...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeShaney_v._Winnebago_County

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maksim_Gelman_stabbing_spree...

And just yesterday the coward that hid outside Parkland High while a mass murder occurred was acquitted: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/6/29/us-officer-foun...

re: Your edit changing ‘liability’ to ‘being berated in the media’

George Floyd was murdered by cops in my city 3 years ago and the entire world heard his name.