Qualified immunity is a defense that police officers cannot be sued for misconduct if they were unaware at the time that their conduct was illegal and if there is no previous legal case with similar facts that ruled that officers may not engage in that conduct. Proponents argue that more intense criticism of police will disincentivize officers from doing their jobs resulting in crime rates going up. Opponents argue that police officers should be held more accountable for misconduct.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
No
@9FG7K5H9mos9MO
If two people commit the same crime, what justification is there for one to be tried, and not the other? It simply doesn't make sense to grant immunity, simply because one is a police officer.
@9GT2VLC7mos7MO
Police often use their Qualified Immunity in abuses to get away with crimes others would be punished for. They should be held to a higher standard.
As a police officer, it is your duty to protect your nation and the people in it, it should not be right to remain an officer or keep your rank after assaulting, murdering, or degrading civil rights from the people you are sworn to protect.
@9F7W28GWomen’s Equality9mos9MO
There have been multiple occasions where police have murdered innocent colored people because they assume they're dangerous.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
@9LXVS5D1mo1MO
police are enforcers of the law and for them to disobey it would be even worse than if a normal person were to do it
@9FCCYZPIndependent9mos9MO
Police officers are ultimately civilians, so they should be held to the same standard as any other member of the public.
@9FJC9PTWomen’s Equality9mos9MO
Therefore, implementation of personal liability and misconduct would hold police officers accountable to the actions we have seen, the crimes that continue to be committed, and to their abuse of power. (ex.Darryl Tyree Williams- died at 32 on Jan 17, 2023 in Raleigh, NC. He was tasered and killed by a cop after he informed them of heart issues.) Source: usatoday.com; SayTheirNames List)
@9MFQ34RIndependent4wks4W
15% of civilians who experience police threat or use of force during interventions are injured, 250,000 civilian injures are caused by law enforcement annually, and that more than 600 people are killed by law enforcement each year.
https://policeepi.uic.edu/u-s-data-on-police-shootings-and-violence/
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes
@9GBPLJW8mos8MO
If you give police officers a blind eye to crimes or misconduct they are responsible for, then you might as well let a murderer free to go if he didn’t realize stabbing people was a crime. If you’re going to be a cop, learn the laws you’re supposed to uphold.
@9FJ6KKW9mos9MO
Your job title does not make you immune to any law. Just because you work for the law does not make you above it.
@9FFDQ8W9mos9MO
if the statistics point towards more unjust killings by law enforcement than they need to be held more accountable
@9F7R2RG9mos9MO
They can get arrested just like anyone else. They are still U.S. citizens and fall under rule of law.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers
@9FJC9PTWomen’s Equality9mos9MO
"Education and training" is a pathetic and bare minimum attempt of what we actually need to mitigate the violence we have seen from "law enforcement". You can't help someone who doesn't want to learn or help themselves. Education and training is only for those who are willing and I say "law enforcement" in quotations because they are no longer the enforcement of the law. They are becoming a militarized force of oppression against our people and have committed crimes of their own under the guise of "protecting the people". But they only protect… Read more
@9MFQ34RIndependent4wks4W
Training and education is good. until you overuse it, and use your knowledge for the greater good of yourself. humans are greedy
@9LZZ9DF1mo1MO
No, police officers need to be punished for existing crimes that they commit while arresting someone.
@9M2D8YW1mo1MO
Although more training and education for police officers is a good thing it won't stop police from becoming corrupt if they have immunity.
@ISIDEWITH4yrs4Y
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints
@8PRWMDM3yrs3Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officers
@8PRH69S3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers to prevent similar situations.
No, and abolish the police
@8QCW4R83yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers
@8R4XHH23yrs3Y
No, and abolish the police.
@8QDHLKC3yrs3Y
No, provide more training and education for police officers.
No, and provide more training and education for police officers to avoid future instances of miscondcut
@8PGHR5N4yrs4Y
No, and increase training and education for police officers
@8PVRYCK3yrs3Y
No, increase the personal liability for misconduct and provide more training and education for police officers
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officers.
@92BLNDH2yrs2Y
no, but provide more training and education
Yes, but increase the personal liability for misconduct.
No but provide more training and education for police officers
@8S3S55G3yrs3Y
No, but we should provide more training and education for police officers to make sure their misconducts happen as little as possible.
@92D8L4X2yrs2Y
yes but it depends on the situation.
Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, provide more training and education for police officers but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints. Also, do increase the personal liability for misconduct and allow other police officers to call out colleagues for misbehavior online toward suspects; I support free speech 100% in this case scenario.
@9D8V52W10mos10MO
No, and abolish the police!!
@8QG53DYWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers.
@8VCJ29B3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for officers
@97BDMD52yrs2Y
no, but provide more training and education for police officers
@8Y9CC952yrs2Y
I don't even know what this means
@8X4HP323yrs3Y
Yes, I do support qualified immunity for police officers. However, I do believe that is very important to to provide more training and education for police officers as well. I do believe that when police officers are at fault for lack of judgement or have failed to their job in fairness, should suffer serious consequences.
@8X2LVFQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if officers have proven themselves to be qualified for immunity; otherwise every cop should be subject to the same punishments for crimes as a citizen of the U.S, that is if they commit them.
@85SVNQVLibertarian4yrs4Y
No, and pass laws to allow citizens to sue bad cops
@8PFJ5Q74yrs4Y
Officers should receive more rigorous training, thereby lowering the necessity for such an immunity I would advocate for immunity as long as the officer has a history of serving the public and good evidence of his behalf. However if the officer has overwhelming good evidence against him he should be held accountable for his actions.
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