Ignorance of the law is no excuse in criminal law. The logic is that we want people to think about whether things are illegal, and we don’t want a loophole wher

Ignorance of the law is no excuse in criminal law. The logic is that we want people to think about whether things are illegal, and we don’t want a loophole where you just have never watch the news and you can never be found guilty of a crime. The same applies to police. They need an incentive to know the law, not an incentive to ignore it. This isn’t what qualified immunity is about at all, but you know, that’s why.