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Please hear me out before voting/replying.... I think this is actually a good thing, despite the headline, for two reasons: 1 - It forces Congress to do this
by MR4D 6y ago
Please hear me out before voting/replying....
I think this is actually a good thing, despite the headline, for two reasons:
1 - It forces Congress to do this (and it's their job to write the rules, not SCOTUS)
2 - By forcing Congress to write the law, they will have to address all of the issues around it, which might allow for some interesting things that would never have come from a SCOTUS decision.
For instance, maybe Qualified Immunity automatically goes away if you don't have your chest camera on.
Maybe you keep Qualified Immunity if your chest camera is on, and your actions have been confirmed by an independent board as lawful.
There are lots of variants, and I only illustrated two of them. Of course, it's Congress, so they can mess this up as much as anything, but at least they will get the input of 535 members (and from constituents) when crafting the approach.
- ianleeclark 6y ago> It forces Congress to do this (and it's their job to write the rules, not SCOTUS) This likely will never happen. Just outright, it won't happen. I'm not saying we should rely on courts for legislation, but, if one of the last release valves for crises won't let up, it won't happen. The gridlock is insurmountable.