No. The individuals also.
The police protect the community.
The motto of Philippine National Police is 'We Serve and Protect.'.
Police mission statement:To Serve and Protect.
to protect and to serve
The police don't protect the group itself, the police protect the rights of said group under the constitution of the United States and the state which they are in. What the police protect are the rights of the group to assemble, protest or speak regardless of the disgust one may feel toward that group. However, as a group has the right to speak, I also have the right to ignore that speech.
because they protect us
They protect you!
A police role is to serve and protect the people and to maintain the peace and order.
Nagpur Police's motto is 'To protect good and to Punish evil'.
The motto of Huntington Police Department is 'To Serve and Protect'.
The police are here to protect and serve. When I got mugged there was no one there to protect me.
Local police only standby in a protest in order to protect property and keep the peace.