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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity : In the United States, qualified immunity is a legal pr
by avmich 4y ago
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity :
In the United States, qualified immunity is a legal principle that grants government officials performing discretionary (optional) functions immunity from civil suits unless the plaintiff shows that the official violated "clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known".[1]
I'm sure killing people violates clearly established constitutional rights, so the concept looks puzzling.
- bitwize 4y agoWell, that's why cops carry a drop knife or throwdown pistol, to plant on somebody they wrongly kill in the line of duty. Dave Chappelle's "Sprinkle some crack on him and let's get out of here" wasn't just fanciful comedy.
- tbrownaw 4y ago"clearly established" doesn't mean what a sane adult would think it means. A web search should turn up plenty of blogs by lawyers ranting helplessly about whatever the latest absurdity was.