This is incorrect. Persons who deprive civil rights/liberties can be pursued in civil court/held personally liable for damages. A badge does not protect them. “Just doing my job” or “Following orders” is an insufficient defense.
It's called "qualified immunity. It protects police against legal retaliation.
Its krptonite? CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. "Qualified immunity" tends to go out the window ion civil cases where citizens have had their rights clearly violated.
Civil lawsuits against police departments, and INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS.
That's wonderful news, if true! How come the few times Courts have ruled against the Police, it's always the town that winds up paying the settlement, and never the cop?
What kinda crazy case is that? Yes, that's an example. Each cop had to shell out $6,000, which is a lot of money for a cop. And yet they were found not guilty for use of excessive force? Wtf. That's as glaring a double standard as possible. The kid got $119,000. Said he was happy with the verdict and such. Cops were grilled as acting "maliciously and wantonly." That's not excessive force?
This is incorrect. Persons who deprive civil rights/liberties can be pursued in civil court/held personally liable for damages. A badge does not protect them. “Just doing my job” or “Following orders” is an insufficient defense.
Correct.
It's called qualified immunity, and violations of CIVIL RIGHTS in particular are kryptonite, legally, to this "qualified immunity."
Correct.
It's called "qualified immunity. It protects police against legal retaliation.
Its krptonite? CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. "Qualified immunity" tends to go out the window ion civil cases where citizens have had their rights clearly violated.
Civil lawsuits against police departments, and INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS.
That's wonderful news, if true! How come the few times Courts have ruled against the Police, it's always the town that winds up paying the settlement, and never the cop?
Example -
What kinda crazy case is that? Yes, that's an example. Each cop had to shell out $6,000, which is a lot of money for a cop. And yet they were found not guilty for use of excessive force? Wtf. That's as glaring a double standard as possible. The kid got $119,000. Said he was happy with the verdict and such. Cops were grilled as acting "maliciously and wantonly." That's not excessive force?
White man speak with forked tongue.
Civil liability is where it's at.
Hell yeah!