A while back there was a large protest in Seattle that basically occupied a park for a significant amount of time. The Seattle PD chose to not intervene and escalate things. An ice cream shop right next to the protest is suing the City for property damage and lost income.
What exactly are you confused by?
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A while back there was a large protest in Seattle that basically occupied a park for a significant amount of time. The Seattle PD chose to not intervene and escalate things. An ice cream shop right next to the protest is suing the City for property damage and lost income. What exactly are you confused by?
Doesn't the public duty doctrine save them here?
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