Qualified immunity is a defense that police officers cannot be sued for misconduct if they were unaware at the time that their conduct was illegal and if there is no previous legal case with similar facts that ruled that officers may not engage in that conduct. Proponents argue that more intense criticism of police will disincentivize officers from doing their jobs resulting in crime rates going up. Opponents argue that police officers should be held more accountable for misconduct.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No
@9FG7K5H7mos7MO
If two people commit the same crime, what justification is there for one to be tried, and not the other? It simply doesn't make sense to grant immunity, simply because one is a police officer.
@9GT2VLC5mos5MO
Police often use their Qualified Immunity in abuses to get away with crimes others would be punished for. They should be held to a higher standard.
As a police officer, it is your duty to protect your nation and the people in it, it should not be right to remain an officer or keep your rank after assaulting, murdering, or degrading civil rights from the people you are sworn to protect.
@9F7W28GWomen’s Equality7mos7MO
There have been multiple occasions where police have murdered innocent colored people because they assume they're dangerous.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
@9FCCYZPIndependent7mos7MO
Police officers are ultimately civilians, so they should be held to the same standard as any other member of the public.
@9FJC9PTWomen’s Equality7mos7MO
Therefore, implementation of personal liability and misconduct would hold police officers accountable to the actions we have seen, the crimes that continue to be committed, and to their abuse of power. (ex.Darryl Tyree Williams- died at 32 on Jan 17, 2023 in Raleigh, NC. He was tasered and killed by a cop after he informed them of heart issues.) Source: usatoday.com; SayTheirNames List)
@9GWZBKZ5mos5MO
Once again, I think law enforcement officers need to be held accountable for violating someone's constitutional rights.
@9FNW4QG7mos7MO
with lack of accountability you get the police from afro man's music video, "will you help me repair my door." where not only traumatize his kids, but disconnect his surveillance cameras and have been caught taking his money. Are the several videos from all around the country of police brutality not enough? or the case of John Lang, all while a conspiracy, with the heavy evidence, there was no investigation.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes
@9GBPLJW6mos6MO
If you give police officers a blind eye to crimes or misconduct they are responsible for, then you might as well let a murderer free to go if he didn’t realize stabbing people was a crime. If you’re going to be a cop, learn the laws you’re supposed to uphold.
@9FJ6KKW7mos7MO
Your job title does not make you immune to any law. Just because you work for the law does not make you above it.
@9FFDQ8W7mos7MO
if the statistics point towards more unjust killings by law enforcement than they need to be held more accountable
@9FDZ2NX7mos7MO
The Police and Justice system are already so corrupt in the public eye especially with the riots not happening that long ago.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers
@9FJC9PTWomen’s Equality7mos7MO
"Education and training" is a pathetic and bare minimum attempt of what we actually need to mitigate the violence we have seen from "law enforcement". You can't help someone who doesn't want to learn or help themselves. Education and training is only for those who are willing and I say "law enforcement" in quotations because they are no longer the enforcement of the law. They are becoming a militarized force of oppression against our people and have committed crimes of their own under the guise of "protecting the people". But they only protect… Read more
@9FLNWQMLibertarian7mos7MO
Although, yes more training and education is a step in the right direction. training and education cant change someone's personality and how they think.
@9FLP2W37mos7MO
Because no matter how much you train someone, personal bias can always come into play. The reality of the police is there is inherent racism, whether the officer themselves is racist or not, and that training can only do so much. It can't prevent anything.
@9FJ697LPeace and Freedom7mos7MO
raising funds for social programs just for police departments is not necessary and all you're doing is making a useless effort for other people not to benefit off of.
@ISIDEWITH3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints
@8PRWMDM3yrs3Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officers
@8PRH69S3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers to prevent similar situations.
No, and abolish the police
@8QCW4R83yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers
@8R4XHH23yrs3Y
No, and abolish the police.
No, and provide more training and education for police officers to avoid future instances of miscondcut
@8PGHR5N3yrs3Y
@8QDHLKC3yrs3Y
No, provide more training and education for police officers.
No, and increase training and education for police officers
@8PVRYCK3yrs3Y
No, increase the personal liability for misconduct and provide more training and education for police officers
Deleted3yrs3Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officers.
Yes, but increase the personal liability for misconduct.
No but provide more training and education for police officers
@92BLNDH2yrs2Y
no, but provide more training and education
Deleted1yr1Y
Yes, provide more training and education for police officers but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints. Also, do increase the personal liability for misconduct and allow other police officers to call out colleagues for misbehavior online toward suspects; I support free speech 100% in this case scenario.
@9D8V52W8mos8MO
No, and abolish the police!!
@8QG53DYWomen’s Equality3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers.
@8VCJ29B3yrs3Y
No, but provide more training and education for officers
@97BDMD51yr1Y
no, but provide more training and education for police officers
@8Y9CC952yrs2Y
I don't even know what this means
@8X4HP322yrs2Y
Yes, I do support qualified immunity for police officers. However, I do believe that is very important to to provide more training and education for police officers as well. I do believe that when police officers are at fault for lack of judgement or have failed to their job in fairness, should suffer serious consequences.
@8X2LVFQ2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if officers have proven themselves to be qualified for immunity; otherwise every cop should be subject to the same punishments for crimes as a citizen of the U.S, that is if they commit them.
@85SVNQVLibertarian3yrs3Y
No, and pass laws to allow citizens to sue bad cops
@8PFJ5Q73yrs3Y
Officers should receive more rigorous training, thereby lowering the necessity for such an immunity I would advocate for immunity as long as the officer has a history of serving the public and good evidence of his behalf. However if the officer has overwhelming good evidence against him he should be held accountable for his actions.
@9H8BWVC5mos5MO
Yes if you hold every officer accountable for their actions we would have no more officers and police on non police violence only makes up to 6 percent of killing in america
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