10-23-2020, 07:33 AM
(10-23-2020, 12:01 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: As I said, I like it because it allows me, and others to actually do our job.
The concept of qualified immunity, as it is currently implemented in our judicial system, allows LEOs to violate the constitutional rights of an individual and not be held personally liable for those actions. I understand that there is concern over whether removing it would make officers second guess many decisions, but even without qualified immunity our current statutory and constitutional law already gives a lot of deference to officers when carrying out their duties. So I'm having a hard time fully understanding what role qualified immunity plays in the process beyond preventing citizens from attempting to seek redress for infringements, perceived or real, on their rights.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
