The racist left has called this bill "a license to kill black people." Of course they added color to it. It’s just what they do.
And I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating...Qualified Immunity, which police have, means that your actions have to qualify you for said qualified immunity. Unqualified Immunity, which judges and lawyers have, means that your actions don't have to qualify you....you're simply immune from prosecution while performing your job. They have FAR greater protections.
Put more succinctly, if a cop acts outside of "the color of law" (meaning the action was either unlawful or not within his or her job scope), he can ABSOLUTELY be prosecuted and sued for it. Without qualified immunity, it would be possible to prosecute or take civil action against a cop for a legitimate use of force action that occurred within the confines of the law.
How ridiculous does one have to be to not support qualified immunity, which still holds law enforcement accountable to the law? See peenace.
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And I've mentioned this before but it bears repeating...Qualified Immunity, which police have, means that your actions have to qualify you for said qualified immunity. Unqualified Immunity, which judges and lawyers have, means that your actions don't have to qualify you....you're simply immune from prosecution while performing your job. They have FAR greater protections.
Put more succinctly, if a cop acts outside of "the color of law" (meaning the action was either unlawful or not within his or her job scope), he can ABSOLUTELY be prosecuted and sued for it. Without qualified immunity, it would be possible to prosecute or take civil action against a cop for a legitimate use of force action that occurred within the confines of the law.
How ridiculous does one have to be to not support qualified immunity, which still holds law enforcement accountable to the law? See peenace.
Ivey signs bill expanding immunity for Alabama police
The "Back the Blue" bill establishes new standards for when police are justified in the use of physical force.