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Yeah. That's literally the foundation of the entire American legal system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law
by forbiddenvoid 6y ago
Yeah. That's literally the foundation of the entire American legal system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law
- rtkwe 6y agoThe big problem with QI in the US is the phrase "clearly established" which has been interpreted extremely strictly to mean there needs to be a case already ruled on with essentially exactly the same circumstances sometimes tiny differences mean a cop gets away with clearly egregious conduct. On top of that they get a chance to have the case thrown out immediately for QI reasons and if that's denied they can immediately appeal that ruling. Also the Supreme Court essentially only takes cases that grant immunity rather than stripping it meaning it's constantly getting tougher and tougher. https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/crime-and-courts/for-cops-who-kill-special-u-s-supreme-court-protection/article_57e28f4b-cba5-54b7-915c-6d5be50e5650.html https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/crime-and-courts/for-...