Decades of Supreme Court decisions have converted 'qualified immunity' from a common-sense rule into a powerful doctrine that deprives people injured by police misconduct of recourse

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/21/why-arent-cops-held-to-account-shielded-joanna-schwartz/

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dr_scientist@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Archive link here: https://archive.is/rlk5M

(Great article)

Koto@lemmy.fmhy.net · 2 pts · 3y

Thank you for this!

BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 3y

So what they are saying is that 2000 A.D. got that part right.