CBS Seattle

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An Oregon woman was told by a 911 dispatcher that authorities wouldn’t be able be able to help her as her ex-boyfriend broke into her place because of budget cuts.

Oregon Public Radio reports that an unidentified woman called 911 during a weekend in August 2012 while Michael Bellah was breaking into her place. Her call was forwarded to Oregon State Police because of lay-offs at the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office only allows the department to be open Monday through Friday.

“Uh, I don’t have anybody to send out there,” the 911 dispatcher told the woman. “You know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away? Do you know if he’s intoxicated or anything?”

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Police say Bellah choked the woman and sexually assaulted her. He was arrested by Oregon State Police following the incident.

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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html

OUCH

That's got to be politically embarrassing.

It used to be that you could say something like "I own a gun because cops are too heavy to carry around,and they are always wanting to stop at donut shops".

Now there ain't no cops to carry even if you're strong enough to carry one.

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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html

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Quote: Palinista wrote in post #2

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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html

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That being true, and imo a right decision. It has nothing really to do with the smart ass dispatcher. It sounds as if they hung up before the attack, which makes the dispatcher and the caller not too bright. I could be wrong about that though

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