It was tried and proven in a local law suit here in Tampa Fl. years ago that,
1) TPD has no obligation to provide safety for any one person or group.
2) Their responsibility is to the public at large for their jurisdiction.
That kind of makes sense, in my twisted interpretation, if a thief breaks into my garage and steals some tools, it is an isolated incident they wont pursue it, shame on me, I should secure my garage better. If the drunks from the local bar are drunk driving every Saturday night, they could possibly kill/injure a member of the unsuspecting random public "at large" so instead of trying to catch a thief, they will set up random checkpoints to catch drunk drivers, which is alot less work than trying to catch a thief. Also, the drunk is a danger to the public at large where I am out some stolen tools, no danger. Now I get it :)
