Robert Graybeal Loc: Myrtle Beach

....NOT

Bangee5 Loc: Louisiana

That is what my Glock 19 is for, "TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE" me. Hope I never need or have to use it but...

Jerry Brown

What do they do then?

TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

They are right. The supreme court said so.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Well, this is a rather oversimplification of both the incident and lawsuit.

The lawsuit was dismissed because it was determined the NYPD officers do not have a "special duty" to protect individuals. For example, they are not required to die for you because you are in danger. At the time of the incident, the nearby officers assessed that the risk to their own lives to intervene was too great. With that assessment, to halt the stabbing would have been an act "beyond duty".

Robert Graybeal Loc: Myrtle Beach

Then they are cowards...not policemen.

Black Bart Loc: Indiana

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TrainNut Loc: Ridin' the rails

It is sad when the police watch a crime in progress.
I wish we had more details.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Perhaps.

In their report, the police officers claimed they believed at the time that the stabber had a gun. It is very possible that they were under strict orders to avoid a shoot-out in the busy subway station - for obvious reasons.

One of my close friends is a policeman stationed in the subway in the city I live. According to him, there are rules when he can draw his gun while in the subway, which are very different and much more strict than when on patrol out in the street. Not only is there the very real danger of bullets injuring and killing innocent bystanders in the crowd, a mass panic rush to the exit can lead to additional deaths.

Of course it is also plausible that these officers, in their defense for inaction, simply lied about believing the stabber had a gun. Then yes, they are cowards. But only they know the truth.