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VMI77 wrote:...
It wasn't a "dispatch" case....the police actually showed up at the residence. There were women hiding in the home talking to 911...the police took a cursory look and left.....

Sounds like you are referring to Warren vs District of Columbia. It was not a SCOTUS case, it was decided at the DC Court of Appeals. I don't know, but suppose it was probably appealed to the SCOTUS and they declined to hear it.

There are many other state, federal, and SCOTUS decisions that affirm that the police have no duty to protect an individual absent a special relationship (like being incarcerated). Protective/restraining orders do not create a "special relationship" Castle Rock vs Gonzales (which was a SCOTUS case).

A number of years ago a lawyer was suing the city of Chicago for failing to respond to a house fire -- I can't remember if someone died in the fire, or only the house was lost. Anyway, as part of discovery he got a log of all 911 calls for some large span of time, and discovered that 20% of all 911 calls were not even answered by the 911 system, never mind put on hold or otherwise handled, or mishandled.

He put the log data up on his website, but the city went to court to make him take it down because the city claimed it would help terrorists... He eventually caved and pulled it.
(I think I posted here about it, but I have trouble finding even my own old posts).

Take care of business first, then call 911.