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.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers
@ISIDEWITH2yrs
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints
@948S38L7hrs
No, police forces should be held to their actions
@948HD7D24hrs
yes, IF you take it away you better buy a gun, guess who is not coming until its over
@947P9GK3 days
No, but provide mandatory training and education for all police officers
@947KR394 days
Yes and make police officers immune to all crime that they might commit
@947J5NF4 days
No opinion, not enough information
Only in very limited situations. Not unilaterally and globally.
@9476M844 days
Yes, but have more independent oversight of police to make sure officers aren’t taking advantage of their qualified immunity
@946T7C35 days
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers but I also beleve that common since should apply to what they've done
@946P7ZF5 days
Yes, on a case by case basis
No, the law says the ignorance is not an excuse.
@9458X8Q1wk
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record and under the circumstance that education later be provided to all officers to avoid further misconduct.
No, depends on the case
@944TW9Z2wks
depends because there is a need for police system reforms and it wouldn’t necessarily get to the source of the problem
@944MJ7B2wks
No, that has high likelihood to be abused by officers who only claim to have not known
@944HNSK2wks
No, but consequences of suits should be limited
@943T5342wks
depends on if they were abiding by the law or not
@943DG6L2wks
Has to be a case by case & also the Officer should have a clean record.
@9429WZY3wks
depende de las situaciones
Yes, but only against unfounded civil suits
@93Z7RPZ3wks
No, and require non-subsidized private insurance for police
Yes, but allow for civil suits when preventable errors or intentional misconduct occurs, such as damages occurring due to a warrant being served on the wrong party.
@93YJTCH3wks
The less complaints and the cleaner the record is, I think that officer(s) has a better chance of getting immunity.
@93YHGKV3wks
No, abject failures of discipline or conduct are being insufficiently penalized.
@93Y7DRC3wks
Yes, but increase the personal liability for misconduct
@93Y6JGY3wks
Yes, and American school children need to be taught to respect and honor the law, even if they disagree with it
@realism123453wks
Regardless, more training and education should be required for police officers. This qualified immunity should only be for officers with a clean record as well.
@93XHHK84wks
As long as it is not misused yes
@93X65MM4wks
Case by case basis, some actions are necessary while others are heinous and unforgivable
@93WJPXX4wks
Yes, as long as the offense does not include a serious infringement on the citizens rights
@93W36HF1mo
Don’t know what that means
@93VZCM61mo
No, but provide more training and education for police officers to avoid situations requiring qualified immunity in the first place
Not as it currently exists, police should be required to carry insurance.
@93VMJKY1mo
It is crucial that all public servants be held to a higher standard of accountability than the average person. Every police officer, regardless of their record or history of complaints, should be temporarily suspended from duty, pending a thorough and extensive investigation into the incident by a non-biased, external team of investigators. Police officers should also go through more extensive training and education during Police Academy and should continue mandatory training throughout their career.
@93V7K6C1mo
No, and police should be criminally liable for negligence in performing their duties
@93V23R91mo
They deserve some leeway, but to the extent they receive now.
@93TMXND1mo
Oh come on this should be a case by case basis
@93T2DKV1mo
Depending on the charge and totality of the evidence. Needs to be a selective rare occasion in which it is granted and require longer training and education for police officers
@93SZZSK1mo
No, and police should be criminally liable for negligence in performing their duties.
@93SHQL71mo
It needs to be limited for more accountability purposes
@93S8Y2K1mo
No, and make body camera usage mandatory
@93RZVS91mo
Yes and expand qualified immunity for police officers, as long as they are provided training and education and should only apply to police officers that have a clean record of no complaints.
@93RWF771mo
There should be no legal protection for acting in bad faith. There should be enough good faith protection so officers aren't afraid to perform their duty. Misconduct should not be protected, good conduct should not be punished.
@7J7L92W1mo
No , and provide more training and education for police officers
@93R5YLX1mo
No, but only for the police officers that use misconduct often and depending on the misconduct they had done which may be deemed as unlawful.
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