Was it the police officers duty to save the drowning man - or was it his own fault he drowned?

[legalboxers]

https://news.yahoo.com/arizona-cops-told-drowning-man-145907410.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Arizona cops told drowning man 'I'm not jumping in after you' as he begged for help, body camera transcript shows

A man drowned in an Arizona lake last month and as he pleaded for help, struggling in the water, local cops standing by refused to rescue him, according to officials and a police body camera footage transcript.

"I'm drowning," Sean Bickings, 34, told Tempe Police Department officers during the May 28 incident at Tempe Town Lake, according to a video transcript released by the city and reviewed by Insider.

One officer responded to Bickings, "Okay, I'm not jumping in after you," moments after another cop instructed Bickings to head over to a pylon, the transcript shows.

"Please help me. Please, please please," Bickings pleaded, according to the transcript. "I can't touch. Oh God. Please help me. Help me."

Bickings, whom city officials described as an "unsheltered Tempe community member," ultimately drowned after he jumped into the lake but wasn't able to swim.

Tempe police referred Insider to the city when asked for their response to the incident. In a statement, Tempe City Manager Andrew Ching and Police Chief Jeff Glover called Bickings' death "a tragedy."

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*watches all the Blue Lives Matter folks come out of the woodwork defending the police officer*

[purplepoppy]

Not sure on this one. It's a myth that drowning involves a lot of waving and yelling, it tends to be a silent affair. Most people drown quietly right next to people who don't realise what's going on. It's possible the police officer was trained on these lines and honestly thought the guy was faking it.
https://www.worldseafishing.com/threads/drowning-doesnt-look-like-drowning.3227382/#post-7559903

[Agape93]

Another fine example of why I don't understand that people trust cops.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

These police officers should be in hot water for watching a man drown it makes no sense at all this is sad for sure I have no respect for police officers who do this stuff

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for Most Helpful Guy:)