what does mean by police cant protect her anymore ? smells fishy !
“The police said we believe the risk is low. As long as you don't go back to work, as long as you don't restart the firm,” she says.
I would also argue that in the long term this should pay off. Protect the lawyer, stop crime organizations, save much money later because less security needed. Don't protect the layer == more crime == more future expenses.
If anything what should be happening here is the insurance company who is paying her should be helping protect her. Otherwise why wouldn't she just drop the client? If it is unsafe for her she may as well just cave in and drop that high risk client. I don't see how her career had to end because she couldn't drop a single client.
The insurance companies also could have put pressure on the prosecutors to go after these criminals. What I find interesting is that in the story we heard nothing from the insurance companies despite them being the main one going head-to-head against these guys.
In my city in Ontario our police department is already underfunded and has less officers per 100 000 people than most other departments in Ontario. And because of the BLM movement one of their proposed budgets would end up forcing them to cut 216 officers. Unfortunately people want to ask for things like these 24/7 protections but then they are unwilling to properly fund the police and instead look to defund them. A lot of police services in Ontario are understaffed and can barely keep up with 911 calls for service, how do you expect them to protect someone 24/7 for who knows how long when they can barely keep up with normal 911 calls?
So yes your best option for not getting robbed/mugged is not to walk in the dark alleys unless you really need to. There is not going to be a policeman in every dark alley.
Parent poster omitted important part, so before jumping to conclusions, read article first: "They carried out a series of raids this past spring, which netted dozens of high-powered weapons and led to the arrests of 35 people who face almost 500 charges, including the attempted murder of Carr."
One of the suspects probably told the police "As long as OP doesn't come after us legally again, we'll stay away from them".
This is blackmail using the police as a messenger.
They did what they could, you cannot keep someone safe for the rest of their life.
But why shouldn't they protect her 24/7? It is sending organized crime a strong message that they can threaten anyone (perhaps with the exception of high politicians) to do anything. The chilling effect this must have on potential witnesses, whistle-blowers, and resistance must be worth something to the public. Now, no other attorney or insurance adjuster would dare raise a concern that might negatively influence the income stream for organized crime. The criminals will get richer and more powerful and more brazen.
EDIT: Imagine if we did that with politicians and judges too; not provide them with security when they need it [1]. What kind of world would we be living in? Organized crime could dictate every law and decide every case they want. I am sure that no cop would tell a supreme court judge, "Your honour, as long as you don't continue ruling against the mob, your life will not be in danger. But if you continue doing what you were previously doing, we cannot guarantee your safety." In the current climate, I guess we don't have to worry about this specific scenario. With no attorneys willing to take cases against the mob, it would never land on a judge's desk.
[1] I understand for Americans the when qualifier may sound weird. But here in Canada, we don't lock up high ranking officials 24/7 for the rest of their lives. A supreme court justice went missing for a short while last year and that triggered a police search.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/clement-gascon-mental-healt...
This is a common misunderstanding in both Canada and the USA.
Police are not there to protect individuals whatsoever.
The best illustration is that in the US, dangerous police car chases are allowed even in downtown areas, and citizens get run over with impunity. Because the police are there to enforce laws, not "serve and protect."
The second-most frequent trope is that when you're in a foreign country, the US embassy will get you out of jail. That almost never happens, with them instead arranging phone calls and a local lawyer, if you can afford it.
(There's a small army of foreigners in Bali getting used to eating rice 3 times per day because of that misconception.)
That hasn't been true for awhile now. It's commonplace enough to have the moniker "slow speed chase".
They should, but if you're just a regular person, the SOP for police is to not.
"They carried out a series of raids this past spring, which netted dozens of high-powered weapons and led to the arrests of 35 people who face almost 500 charges, including the attempted murder of Carr."