The police are not there to protect you. The courts have ruled on this over and over again.
(Interview with Mr Lozito here)
The discussion that continues by the pundits, even “respectable” ones, fails to mention the fact that police have no mandate to protect an individual, or their property. Until that fact enters into the conversation, it is difficult to take any reform talk seriously.
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