The decision issued October 7 by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings extends court oversight of the agency until February 2, 2026, and warns that officers who disregard the order could face contempt or criminal referral.
The decision issued October 7 by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings extends court oversight of the agency until February 2, 2026, and warns that officers who disregard the order could face contempt or criminal referral.
Well, if a cop didn’t have qualified immunity, then the assault and kidnapping required to effectuate an arrest would make arrests impossible. I mean, an arrest is an assault. Cops physically restran the person with handcuffs. It is a kidnapping because cops are taking taking the arrestee against their will.
The issue isn’t qualified immunity in general, it’s the courts unwillingness to actually enforce its disqualification when there is clear evidence, even evidence cited in other trials in some cases.
I don’t really agree with the scope of qualified immunity, but I agree with you that they need to be able to restrain and arrest people. I also agree that the FBI have at times in the past been the ones who investigate cops, sometimes very successfully, but I also want there to be serious reforms that hold cops more accountable given how unreliable federal agencies are every time leadership changes.
A cop should never get leniency for murdering an unarmed civilian, such as DeValkenaere serving a commuted 6 year sentence, for example. I think if anything we need to hold them to even higher standards than ordinary citizens, to deter anybody who isn’t passionate about putting their lives on the line to protect and serve.
Sorry for just popping in to drop a whole page of moral philosophy, like that. Just wanted to add to this discussion.
No need to apologize, comrade. We’re here to learn from each other.
The problem isn’t the concept of qualified immunity, it’s the implementation and application.