This needs more attention
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/us/politics/qualified-immunity-supreme-court.html
The basis of Qualified Immunity is illegal. The 1982 SCOTUS went by an illegal revision of the law, they had no reason to believe that the law was written any other way. The law in question, Section 1983, had been changed by a single unnamed secretary in 1874, when they were charged with copying the 1871 Congressional Record into the Federal Register.
I’m absolutely certain that the plaintiffs attorneys would love to know about this.
That’s fascinating!
The police department needs to be split into multiple agencies — social outreach (mental health calls), traffic enforcement, armed response, labwork/evidence collection, swat/bomb squad. Each with their own chief, union, and pay scale.
Glad someone is suing.
Right!?! People vote something in, and this is not the first time, but state gov says nah, we’re not into that. Fucking anti-democratic wastrels should be no where near positions of power in government. If this was an isolated incident I would not feel so incensed, but this is happening more and more, e.g. OH / MI and abortion. (Daily KOS link: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/8/2200554/-Forced-birther-Republicans-in-Ohio-Michigan-refuse-to-accept-voters-will-on-abortion).
Absolutely bonkers that it had to go this far. Civilian review boards and other oversight should be the default.
