Murder victim Kelly Wilkinson repeatedly visited police in fear. They said she was ‘cop shopping’

Nooo. Like their cars say, they're there to protect and to serve and-... Oh, I see how they may have slipped up on this one. And maybe in a few other incidents... Regularly... All the time...Okay, you have a point.

There was a story on reddit about a ex husband sending death threat letters and police said, "unless you're being raped or dead, we can't help you."

I’m curious what the cops could have actually done given existing legislation.

Were they able to arrest and detain him because he was in breach of the AVO or can’t they do anything?

If they could have done something and didn’t then they should be held accountable.

If the law is written such that they couldn’t arrest him then I’m not sure what could have changed.

It’s a frustrating thing.

My sister ended up losing custody for the same thing.

I begged her not to do it because I knew exactly how it would go. I said, “Seriously, you’re in a custody dispute. They’re going to treat you like you’re making this up. Wait. Be patient. I know it sucks. It just isn’t the right time for it.”

The kid is very autistic and he sits and yells at himself now, “You’re just bad Adam! You do this on purpose Adam! That’s for girls Adam! You’re not a girl Adam! You’re just a troublemaker Adam!” I wish I could remember what my mom told me he was yelling at himself about the other day, she was in tears.

I don’t know. It’s a sad situation. Her ex definitely has better resources for dealing with him (financially, which is a lot with autism as bad as his) but I can’t imagine him yelling criticisms at himself all the time if my sister didn’t lose him. He was allowed to express himself and dance and play dress up before. He don’t have that any more. Because he likes Disney princesses a lot and she had photographed him playing with dolls and things, they made a big deal about that in this small town.

Sad situation.

Wasn't there some sort of ruling a while back that said the police are under no obligation to serve and protect, which is why that's no longer on their cars and stuff?

Edit: Found it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect.html

Edit 2: My bad, the article is for Australia so this doesn't apply. I'm so used to seeing this sort of thing is the US news.

Agreed, support 2A and depend upon yourself.

It's a shame he got married in the first place when so many better men are left out to dry.

Yes. All cops are bastards, you can't fight, and you don't own a gun.

Who exactly do you expect to protect you in situations like this, then? The fairy-godmother?

A nonce is another name for a pedophile.

It doesn't mean what you think it means.

Via their non emergency number though

I suppose holding law enforcement to a higher standard than the rest of us would be a good start. Heck I'd settle for the same standard as the rest of us right now

Wilkinson should have had an option other than the cops.

She did. Arm herself and stay as far away from him as possible.

This is in Australia, not the US.

This is such a daft statement.

Yes the police in question failed to protect this woman, it's a complete failure, officers and management in question need to be investigated.

That said, police assist people with DV issues every day of the week. I'm sure the police station in question resolves 1000s of domestic callouts a year.

A lot of the time the cops are domestic abusers themselves. Have had family stalked and harassed by an AFP cop in the past, and just like you say the cops had no interest whatsoever.

Yeah, it can be extremely dangerous to intervene in domestic violence situations. IIRC, something like 50% of domestic violence related murders are actually bystanders who tried to stop the abuse.

Sorry you lost friends that way. Hopefully the asshole that did it never sees the outside of prison ever again.

"Please officer, please help me. Please do literally anything consistent with the stated role of your profession!"

"No"

"Ok, I'm going to ask this of a different officer."

"What do you think this is? A Walmart?!"

Shopping for cops

When people say "it is just a few bad apples" they never finish the saying "one bad apple spoils the barrel"

If someone tries to say that the meaning is different than that just tell them there is only one meaning and it is based on science.

Ripening apples produce ethylene gas, which triggers aging and increases ethylene production in other, nearby apples.

The cops almost certainly don't feel anything lol. They decided it wasn't their problem.

Sorry, this is the police, you should call the fire department. Have a nice day!

No one cares about marines in Australia

I hope the police and everyone who ignored her pleas are reminded of her death everyday of the week

YES!

Name names

NO!

what a emotional Rollercoaster

They're an excuse not to render a service. If you're in need of protection from a violent neighbor or relative, the police exist as a thing we can say exist to solve the problem without actually solving the problem. If the police don't respond or treat your case with urgency, we're allowed to say that the urgency doesn't exist.

In a similar vein, they exist to exaggerate the threat of certain areas or populations. If you're constantly putting squad cars and doing arrests and send in SWAT teams through a neighborhood, we can say that the neighborhood must be very dangerous. More and more police activity in an area flag it as "in need of additional policing" because what would the police be doing except restoring law and order to a neighborhood plagued by anarchy?

They are, in effect, a tool of state propaganda. Their physical presence (or absence) signals what is taboo (or tacitly encouraged) by the city/state/national leadership.

Buy a gun, learn to shoot. Nobody is coming to save you, take agency for your own safety.

Write to your police minister. They know that only a small percentage of people who care actually take the time and effort to write in, so if you do so, it has more of an impact than you may think.

It also forces them to reply, so the squeaky wheel and all that.

Yeah, fuck teachers, amirite?

Cops don't care though, they get paid a lot in many places and still go out of their way to do as little as possible. I'm sure plenty of people know a cop or two personally that are great people and do help others, but the institution as a whole attracts the worst types and encourages unnecessary violent responses, it's outdated and needs changing, the funding could be better served elsewhere.

Really, teachers? That's who you want to go after? What about the politicians making millions at the expense of all of us, including teachers and cops.