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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@8WSGFLZ4yrs4Y
No, but more training and education should be provided for police officers
@92JWCXR3yrs3Y
No, and require more training and education for police officers.
@B44VG6M2mos2MO
If it is LIFE THREATENING like really bad like other people the themselves can be ind danger but if it like a random person walking down the street no
@9Z9BBXBRepublican6mos6MO
Yes i support immunity but the police officers should carry personal responsibility insurance so they can be sued directly for their actions if un justified
@9WCWHQ97mos7MO
No, but it should be limited, not removed. The use of qualified immunity is now so broad as to qualify a cop immune when shooting people in their own homes.
@9VWKQ7H7mos7MO
NOBODY should be immune from crime, but officers should be fired & investigated for covering body cameras.
@9T9CJCQ8mos8MO
I believe police officers should be held accounted for misconduct but the police departments should not be defunded. Corruption and deception needs to be eliminated from our law enforcement agencies but should not be defunded, they should be reconstructed.
@9S7ZHT7Peace and Freedom9mos9MO
hell no if a police officer or woman/man of the law breaks it they should be charged more especially knowing and training to study the laws and rights
@BadAtPoliticsIndependent 10mos10MO
Yes, within reason. However, I believe that those who enforce the law, should be held to a higher standard than those who don't. It should protect them from negative consequences of unavoidable actions that protect the communities they serve, it should not be a shield that protects them breaking the law themselves.
@9RCL3NW10mos10MO
Yes but only if they are actually found unaware and their records lead them to being positive members of the police force doing good for America
@GloopdevIndependent 11mos11MO
No, Police should be imprisoned with harsher sentences for breaking the law insofar as said infraction leads to damages of property and/or persons due to their status as a public defender.
@9NNL5P811mos11MO
If a police officer does not know the law as applied to his own conduct, he should not be allowed to enforce the law. Hence my previous answer, better qualified, educated and trained officers
@9NJSRS812mos12MO
No, officers should be held accountable for misconduct, and police training & education should be improved to reduce incidents of misconduct
@9N6HH7L12mos12MO
Yes to protect police but if they shoot a murderer while the murderer is in attempt of murder, its okay to help save the person but only if there's no other way of escape, but if the police shoot a person from a robery its not okay, police shouldn't kill ayone, and if they do kill or shoot a person but there are other ways to help and they shoot, they should be charged. So, basically NO. Police can't. No police protection.
@9KMX2D21yr1Y
I want to go with "No, and increase the personal..." choice especially in cases where body camera footage is manipulated in some way.
@9GRCVCTIndependent2yrs2Y
Immunity is a hard stance. I believe it should be proven before guilty in this case but if they have a bad record previously I would say not full immunity. Also provide more training and education for officers in regions with a bad reputation.
@9FD7B5S2yrs2Y
only in some cases when it is necessary, otherwise police officers should still follow laws such as road laws when not responding to emergencies.
@9F8LLCKIndependent2yrs2Y
What? I have no idea what this means
@9F89DNP2yrs2Y
It should be allowed but within a narrow window. There needs to be specific rules that govern it. Lots of what law enforcement goons do is wrong already.
@9F7Q7822yrs2Y
I think police should be held liable but it will definiley depend on the circumstances and police should recieve more training and education before the job
@9F5Y5VSIndependent2yrs2Y
No. Police officers are citizens first, and should only be able to defend themselves according to the same laws as private citizens, and be at least just as culpable when they abuse that right.
The badge does not give extra rights or privileges especially in the use of force against other citizens
Yes, but I would limit the scope of qualified immunity and I would enhance ways qualified immunity would not apply based on misconduct.
@9DXG8B32yrs2Y
Make it more like the Good Samaritan laws
@9DRBZS72yrs2Y
Support the police in that they should get paid more, have more training, require mental training, bias training, and accountable for everything they do, one strike and they are fired. But have a great pay!
@9DD3VR22yrs2Y
Depends on the misconduct
@9CMM6SH2yrs2Y
Police officers that are unaware of what is legal and illegal should not be serving in law enforcement at all. If a situation where misconduct arises, that officer should be held accountable for it as well as the department using it for further training and education.
@9CHDGXC2yrs2Y
Yes, but if QI is moved back to a reasonableness standard
@96BBG8C3yrs3Y
No. Police shouldn't be immune from the law. No one should be.
@95CSYY53yrs3Y
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct and require settlements and payouts to come from the police retirement funds not from the taxpayers pockets.
@94DQ5YK3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be more limited than it is now.
@94BF23M3yrs3Y
Significantly reduce what is needed to lose qualified immunity
@93QS9H43yrs3Y
No, and make their paid leave while under investigation or suspension come out of their pension not my tax dollars. If suspended, they should be banned from serving as a security guard or police type role.
@93GYCBB3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for things involving catching criminals. Such as speeding to catch a speeder or during a chase. When a suspect is apprehended or the officer is not actively chasing or dealing with a criminal there should be no qualified immunity.
@93CXFTP3yrs3Y
I don't think that they should just get a free pass on something that they did but i think that they should be able to try to prove that they were trying to do the right in that specific situation.
@937SGCW3yrs3Y
I believe that if you get a first time offence, then maybe suing is a bit much, but you should suspend them. if they do it more than once, then you can sue
@926W7BW3yrs3Y
No, but increase education and funding so that there is no room for misconduct
@925Y6FP3yrs3Y
Yes, but limit the constitutional breadth of qualified immunity and increase the ability to sue and prosecute police officers for use of force
@922Q9FP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
@8YS5B5S3yrs3Y
No. Increase the personal liability for misconduct and provide more training and education for officers.
@8YHY9PM3yrs3Y
Yes, and we should privatize the police after eliminating non-violent crimes.
@8XXPCZ43yrs3Y
No and abolish the racist police
@8XH4TWS3yrs3Y
No, abolish the police. Otherwise we can’t apprehend systemic racism and make this country better
@8XFD2H34yrs4Y
No, but proved more training and education so police officers are less likely to need immunity in the first place.
No, and provide training and education so that mistakes are not made.
@8VMXC7H4yrs4Y
No, increase the personal liability for misconduct, and provide more training and education for police officers
@8TQPGTX4yrs4Y
No, so provide more training and education for police officers.
@8RVNTLX4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if they can prove it was an accident and they have a clean record
@8RPSFMK4yrs4Y
No. Part of being a police officer is knowing the laws of your jurisdiction so you can do your job properly.
@8R9L68N4yrs4Y
No, because ignorance of the law is not a defense against breaking it. Police should be held to a higher standard and citizens aren't allowed to claim ignorance of the law, in court. So, why should police be an exception?
@9CGB3SG2yrs2Y
Police should be better trained to handle situations, so they can be held accountable. They are keepers of the law, so they should not be able to claim that they did not know it was illegal.
@9CBH2ZM2yrs2Y
dependent on the situation
@9C5W8B82yrs2Y
yes, with more training and education and use in only necessary situations
@9C5FPTQ2yrs2Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officer once that happens
@9C3CL6V2yrs2Y
No, but provide more training if this has seen to be an issue in the past
@99KSJDJ2yrs2Y
I don’t know what this is
@994ZHK42yrs2Y
police should be further investigated
@95V2VH3Independent3yrs3Y
No, they should know if it's illegal or not
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