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.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints
@98WVRFG9hrs
qualified immunity should be available only where the police officers are shown to have acted in good faith
@98WQW2R1 day
No, and modify current qualified immunity statutes/caselaw.
@98WH7PW1 day
Yes, but judge on a case-by-case basis.
@98W8G3B2 days
No, they should already be trained to perform their duties.
@98W7CKQ2 days
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers plus provide more training and education for police officers
@98W76V92 days
Yes but only under reasonable circumstances
@98VYBRV2 days
No, increase the personal liability for misconduct while also providing more training and education for police.
@98VSLZF2 days
The personal liability for conduct should be increased as well as providing more education and training to police officers to reduce the occurrence of misconduct.
@98VND7M3 days
Case by case basis. Sometimes genuine accidents and unfortunate tragedies do happen. However, sometimes the harm caused far outweighs the oversight. At the least, immunity needs a serious overlook because it is heavily abused as is.
@98VLLKN3 days
No, there are countless instances where people have ended up being killed or seriously injured by officers despite said person doing what they were supposed to do. As such, accountability in those cases is crucial. EX: Jack Yantis.
@98VC7DW3 days
Yes, if it is a clear accident or needed, but if they do it on purpose just to hurt someone, no.
@98V8QS73 days
It depends on the situation under certain circumstances.
@98V8QRT3 days
Under certain circumstances- I agree with yes and no.
@98V69YK4 days
No, but if in a situation a person's rights need to be violated for the safety of the officers and others around then yes I would support qualified immunity
@98TQ7YF4 days
No, police officers need to be held accountable for their actions
@98SYQN96 days
It depends on what the police officer did
@98SNQJ51wk
They should know if its illegal or not
No. No citizen is immune from the law.
@98SKGB31wk
depends on person files can be altered
@98SGXPM1wk
No, all cops are enforcing the law there for they should know if a cop doesn't know what they are doing is illegal or they do know they should charged just a much as a normal human and if they use the excuse that they are a cop they should be charged more.
@98S9LP71wk
Must have a clean record, must have a specified amount of special training and education as well as served for a specified amount of time.
@88ZXZZJ1wk
No, we should provide more training and education for police officers instead
@98S2CDF1wk
Yes, but it is dependent on the situation and the officer involved
@98RYR9M1wk
No but police departments should provide liability insurance
no but we should offer better training and schooling
yes. and provide more training and education for police officers. no, and increase the personal liability for misconduct.
@Phoinex5821wk
make every officer carry liability for misconduct and if they are convicted of a crime have it taken out of their pensions
No, ignorance is not a defense to the law
@98QLSMJ2wks
i feel like officers should have some immunity because there job is dangerous but there are limits
@98Q4QRP2wks
It should be made sure that they are aware of the illegal act and are punished accordingly
@98Q2Q2X2wks
I’m unsure about this issue
@98P4FYC2wks
They shouldn’t be allowed that but they should provide proper training and education for them while having no complaints.
@98N7GMB2wks
police officers should be fully aware of a situation and be cautious on what people have
@98MX9LX2wks
Depends on the case but police shouldn't be held above the law
@98MWBQQ2wks
no, they should be held accountable.
@98MSYBD3wks
no, give them more help when it comes to dealing with certain situations.
@98MMJ673wks
Yes, but only for unintentional misconduct.
@98MJP243wks
No, the police should always know if what they are doing is illegal or not.
@98M6XRP3wks
No, but provide more training and education for officers to reduce misconduct
@98M63353wks
Yes, but only for minor offenses. With major offenses, there should always be an investigation and then a trial if necessary.
Not much knowledge about this
@98LPSXX3wks
no, and abolish the police
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