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A police officer chooses to put his life on the line tens of times a year. Black people don't get that choice. Anyway this is an idiotic bullshit argument in t
by awillen 6y ago
A police officer chooses to put his life on the line tens of times a year. Black people don't get that choice.
Anyway this is an idiotic bullshit argument in the context of George Floyd. The man was on the ground, unarmed with four police there. That police officer wasn't being asked to put his life on the line, so what you're saying is irrelevant.
- thephyber 6y ago> Anyway this is an idiotic bullshit argument in the context of George Floyd. The man was on the ground, unarmed with four police there. To be fair, that officer was both fired and was arrested + charged, which in my understanding means neither the (mayor? department?) and the prosecutor do not think qualified immunity is merited in this case. It does drive us to the important point: where is the threshold where qualified immunity is forfeited?
- jonny_eh 6y agoWho cares where the line is? It shouldn't exist.
- thephyber 6y agoReally? You don't think an arresting officer should be legally protected against frivolous lawsuits because they accidentally bruised the wrists of a non-compliant suspect in the act of handcuffing? I'm more interested in hearing level-headed proposals.
- WesternStar 6y agoI'm for removing it entirely. We can build a new legal standard. The reasonable professional standard works fine for doctors.Seems like it should work fine for cops.
- thephyber 6y ago> The reasonable professional standard I don't know much about it, but taking "qualified immunity", which is evaluated by prosecutors and DAs, and moving it to a police organization (expecting police to police the police) doesn't sound like an improvement. Perhaps it would work if it was coupled with some sort of a complete overhaul in the culture of policing, but I don't see how the "culture" changes from the outside.