Police Accountability Is a ‘Non-Starter’ Without Discarding the Qualified Immunity Doctrine

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Wed, 15/02/2023 - 22:09
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Wed, 15/02/2023 - 22:09

By Ben Rosenfeld / CounterPunch Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity (“QI”)—a police officer’s so-called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a “non-starter” in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police accountability is a non-starter without discarding QI. QI is a regressive framework which […]

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