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.
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No, and provide more training and education for police officers to avoid future instances of miscondcut
@B2B333NLibertarian4mos4MO
Yes, but improve efforts to charge officers with criminal charges for misconduct rather than fiscal responsibility.
@9ZJF4H86mos6MO
if there is a history of misconduct an officer's immunity can be revoked. There should also be more training and education.
@9WVMY5W7mos7MO
I do not believe in immunity for one's actions after swearing an oath yo uphold the law but do agree more training and education us required in law enforcement.
@9WDNXMP7mos7MO
Policemen should be already made aware of their rules and regulations before the job and while in the job. There shouldn't be a reason why cops aren't educated on how to do their job.
@9PMHWWW11mos11MO
No, but their stress needs to be addressed. Shorter shifts, shorter weeks, rotate between street and desk, ...
@9LD6B9Z1yr1Y
Yes, but only given more training and education for police officer and with independent investigations in every case and with police departments not having immunity, and police unions should be banned.
@9GZQ9GZ2yrs2Y
Combination of "Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints" but only in very specific cases with a lot of evidence and proper trial and everything, and "No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct "
@9FKZPNV2yrs2Y
@9FKL34XRepublican2yrs2Y
Police should be held accountable and not abuse their power but do need to have more training so that mistakes won't be as common.
@9FF43N6Republican2yrs2Y
They should always be held accountable which is why they should be trained to handle all scenarios they would come across
@9D5Z5FP2yrs2Y
No, every law enforcement officer (LEO) at every level of government must be required to carry liability insurance (bonded) so that they pay for their misconduct instead of tax payers. Police unions and departments must equally share that responsibility. Additionally, every LEO must be required to video record every interaction with citizens at all times, no excuses. Qualified immunity is unconstitutional and was fabricated by the court system to protect officers who make mistakes, but it has devolved to a system that perpetuates police corruption. The loopholes created by the judicial… Read more
@9423NNGIndependent3yrs3Y
Yes, but only against unfounded civil suits
@92NSM3C3yrs3Y
Yes if they're a good Samaritan but should be provided more training and education for police officers.
@8YCRQLV3yrs3Y
No, and we should abolish the police
@8VLD48F4yrs4Y
No, because as an officer, they should know what counts as misconduct and what doesn't, having immunity will lead to more officers getting away with things they should have already been taught and are supposed to understand
@9CL7V352yrs2Y
No, this only incentivizes police to not do their research.
@9CDNKFZ2yrs2Y
Qualified immunity ought to be removed from Police Officers, Prosecutors, and Judges.
@9BC4PPG2yrs2Y
Yes as long as the officer is in good standing in the department, and don't have previous complaints
@9B9YM6Y2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for officers with clean records AND provide more training and education for police officers
@9B3RJHSIndependent2yrs2Y
No, just like normal citizens are held up to a standard to know all laws so should cops.
Officers should be held to a higher standard than the people on to enforce the law safely.
@9FG8YXV2yrs2Y
No, qualified immunity is abused consistently and is purposely not clearly defined. However I do believe there needs to be something in place to protect officers who were simply doing their job.
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