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Ok, but in the US they are not obligated to do that. It's been put forth to the Supreme Court at least once.

A cop can be at the scene of you getting actively murdered and do nothing about it, and legally the cop is ok.

Morally, you could definitely argue they're not okay.



> Supreme Court

1981 Warren v. District of Columbia

2005 Castle Rock v. Gonzales




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