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.
No, and there needs to be increased training, more comprehensive psychological assessments, and specialization training for their specific jobs.
educate and train police better to reduce issues ,discipline and accountability on a case by case.
No, if ignorance of the law is not an excuse for the average citizen, how can it be a defense for someone who is charged with enforcing the laws?
No, police should uphold the law and not be above it
Yes, but only for officers who do not abuse their authority or bad history
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints and provide more training and education for police officers.
Yes, but only for officers that have had a clean record of no complaints, or a record with complaints that can be disregarded as irrelevant, such as giving someone a ticket lawfully and having a complaint lodged against them.
Yes, but only for senior officers with zero misconduct record over an entire career
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.
No police officers are not above the law, they are not immune to its full extent if they commit negligence, or commit illegal and unconstitutional acts under the guise of the blue with premeditated intent.
No, and pass laws to allow citizens to sue bad cops
Police officers should not abuse their power
Yes; but, only if it is found they are being completely honest.
Yes, but limit the usage of this loophole as much as possible.
I do not believe so. If you give those who are supposed to protect the community immunity over the law, then they will take advantage of that and do many heinous crimes that no citizen would ever commit on their own.
Idk what that means sorry
It depends because all police aren’t perfect and some people would sue the police just to get money out of them but then again half of the things that police do and say to people most likely wouldn’t happen if they could be sued
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints and provide more training and education for police officers
They should know what they did was wrong.
@9RL9DRYConstitution2 days
It depends on the scenario
yes, only prior military service members with education, training , clean record and compliance with current laws
They should be held accountable for their actions. Body cameras should be required for all to provide accurate information.
@Carter4EverGreen3 days
Increase personal liability for misconduct, but also increase funding for education and training. At least triple their wage too!
@9RK7XVCRepublican4 days
police should have more training for certain situations where there would be the bigger possibility of someone not involved in the police call getting hurt
@9RJLH3KConstitution4 days
No, but increase training and raise salaries to make law enforcement a more competitive job
@9RHD483Republican6 days
Yes, and provide increased pay, more training, and education for police officers
@9RH64FZWomen’s Equality6 days
No, but provide more training and education for police officers.
@9RH5Y87Working Family6 days
Yes, but only to a certain extent.
Yes, as long as they have a clean record of no complaints; otherwise, they should still be held accountable
The actions of an officer must be fully investigated and dealt with accordingly.
No. People are convicted all the time for crimes that they didn’t know were illegal. The police are supposed to uphold the law. Their punishment should be higher than the general citizenry.
Yes, but officers with serious complaints/settlement cases should not be able to serve as police officers.
No, provide more training and education for police officers.
No, but increase training and education
police should be held countable for anything they are doing and know it.
Yes, but background check career history while providing the police academies with more training to prevent altercations
No, but provide more training and education for police officers
No but more training and education for police officers
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints, & provide more training & education for officers.
No, I do not support any form of qualified immunity in any law enforcement, military or governmental body. Higher-ups and superiors should be allowed to substitute in place of the subordinate being charged for any form of punishment.
This should be a case by case investigation.
No, anyone can sue anyone.
No - it is abused by bad police officers who otherwise would be convicted of a crime
They need to be trained better before being allowed to work in the field. Any misconduct will result in punishment
Yes, but only if the offence is minor
Yes , but ONLY for police officers , and , have systems in place to revoke it in cases of allegations of extreme misconduct . No other official or government employee should have qualified immunity .
No, but drastically improve use-of-force training resources, and increase training requirements for all law enforcement officers.
Yes, but only for misdemeanors and non-violent crimes
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