The first thing I thought when reading the title was that if a police officer sues a citizen in this manner they should immediately and irrevocably lose any qua

The first thing I thought when reading the title was that if a police officer sues a citizen in this manner they should immediately and irrevocably lose any qualified immunity status for the same incident. If the PO didn't do anything wrong and they actually do have a case against the person, they should lose nothing by no longer having QI.