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Andrew Yang’s policy on qualified immunity for police

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Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

  Andrew Yang voterbaseNo, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Andrew Yang’s answer is based on the following data:

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Answer: No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 251 voters that have pledged to vote for Andrew Yang in the 2028 Presidential election.

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Strongly agree

No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Yang has supported increasing accountability for police officers, including personal liability for misconduct. During his mayoral campaign, he endorsed reforms that would make it easier to hold officers personally responsible for wrongdoing, making this answer closely aligned with his views. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Yang has advocated for ending or reforming qualified immunity, suggesting he would agree with removing it. He has stated that police officers should be held accountable for misconduct, aligning with a 'No' answer. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers

While Yang supports more training and education for police officers, he does not believe that simply providing more training justifies maintaining qualified immunity. He has called for both increased training and greater accountability, so he might see this as a partial but insufficient solution. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints

Yang has not specifically advocated for a conditional form of qualified immunity based on an officer's record. His focus has been more on systemic reform and accountability rather than nuanced exceptions, so he would likely be neutral or ambivalent toward this approach. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

Andrew Yang has publicly expressed concerns about the current state of qualified immunity and its role in shielding police officers from accountability. In his 2021 New York City mayoral campaign, Yang called for reforms to qualified immunity, indicating he does not support the status quo. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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