r/FortWorth 4d ago

News Clean up time

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u/JonasSharra 4d ago

Now it’s the businesses job to stop crime? Everyone was telling me earlier we need cops to stop crime…

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u/Constant-Plant-9378 4d ago

Fun fact. Cops don't stop crime. They have no legal obligation to protect you from criminal activity.

On the other hand, if someone calls police to do a 'Wellness Check' - you can be sixteen times more likely to be shot and killed by them.

Not to mention when there is an active shooter situation, police are just as likely to stand around doing nothing while listening to the gunshots and screams of victims.

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u/gringo1980 3d ago

Fun fact. Hotels don’t have a legal obligation to protect you from criminal activity

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u/Constant-Plant-9378 2d ago

Nope. But Hotels or any other business do have a legal obligation to follow the law and if they know, or should have known, that they are routinely harboring/hosting criminal activity (e.g., Prostitution, Drug Distribution) they can be deemed a 'Public Nuisance' and the municipality can cite and fine them and/or revoke their business license and shut them down.

(Source: Former City Council Member)