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In episode 67 of Supreme Court Briefs, a mother's three children are murdered after the local police don't enforce a restraining order.

This was a tough and unfortunate case. 

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No, the Police Don't Always Have to Help You | Castle Rock v. Gonzales

In episode 67 of Supreme Court Briefs, a mother's three children are murdered after the local police don't enforce a restraining order. Produced by Matt Beat. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by @TrackTribe. Mr. Beat's Supreme Court Briefs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtE7NbaKRef-x3QBDpwvJsr6i1Z3I6TN Check out cool primary sources here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2004/04-278 Additional sources/further reading/watching: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/04-278 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_of_Castle_Rock_v._Gonzales https://www.aclu.org/other/castle-rock-v-gonzales-making-courts-protection-real https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-town-of-castle-rock-v-gonzales http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/CastleRock.html https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/jessica-lenahans-quest-justice-continues-10-years-after-her-daughters-were-killed https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/uvalde-police-had-no-legal-duty-to-act-experts-say-supreme-court-precedent-cited https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw58d7xLnus #supremecourtbriefs #scotus #supremecourt For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about Buy Mr. Beat merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ Buy Mr. Beat's book: https://amzn.to/386g7cz How to support Mr. Beat: Donate to Mr. Beat for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat “Free” ways to show support: Subscribe to my channel Turn on notifications Like, share, and comment on my videos Connect: Mr. Beat on Cameo, yo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat?qid=1... Mr. Beat on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Mr. Beat on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Mr. Beat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Mr. Beat's Discord server: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt Mr. Beat's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat?lan... Mr. Beat’s website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Mr. Beat's band: http://electricneedleroom.net/ Mr. Beat’s second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYl... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/62BsM... Mr. Beat favorites: POP! Icons: George Washington https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jrb/ Shampoo: https://rb.gy/vlqeym Acne fighter: https://rb.gy/a6dnb0 Wallet: https://shop.ekster.com/mr-beat2 Recommended books: Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessing https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jul/ Truman by David McCullough https://go.magik.ly/ml/11jwc/ How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvf/ Command and Control by Eric Scholosser https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvi/ The Age of Fracture by Daniel Rodgers https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvn/ Blowback by Chalmers Johnson https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvw/ The Third Reich at War by Richard Evans https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdvt/ Railroaded by Richard White https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwq/ The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwi/ A Short History of Reconstruction by Eric Foner https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwk/ The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt https://go.magik.ly/ml/1fdwn/ Studio equipment: Canon EOS M50 Camera EF-M 15-45mm Lens https://amzn.to/3dcNPen Samtian LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3llDwHO TroyStudio Acoustic Panel https://amzn.to/33CkqHn Blue Snowball iCE USB Mic https://amzn.to/2GseOHa Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Typesy: https://ereflect.postaffiliatepro.com... Kids Connect: https://kidskonnect.com/?ref=iammrbeat Ekster: https://ekster.com?sca_ref=444709.jvl... I use MagicLinks for all my ready-to-shop product links. Check it out here: https://www.magiclinks.com/rewards/re... FTC Disclosure: This post or video contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links. Mostly because of the horrific nature of the case, Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in recent decades. In 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the decision. Critics have argued that it basically says it’s ok for the police to ignore restraining orders. Decided on a technicality, it’s easy to understand why this decision is so unsettling to so many when it began with police refusing to enforce a restraining order, and learning that them actually enforcing that restraining order could have prevented the murder of three children.

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Michael Burt

This was disturbing as hell.

Naterade

That poor woman. How incredibly heartbreaking! Why even have a restraining order if law enforcement can pick and choose when to enforce it. This is why people lose trust in our institutions.

Ray Humphreys

Truly horrible and gut wrenching. I think that it is a failure of the court and the government. I would have sided with the poor lady if I was on the Supreme Court.

Michael Madden

Heard this story before. As soon as I saw the case name I knew it was gonna be incredibly sad.

Matt Beat

Yeah the podcast More Perfect covered it a few years back. That's how I discovered it