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re: How would law enforcement look without qualified immunity?

Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:09 am to
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
48354 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:09 am to
It would cost the municipalities and state governments hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees every year for baseless claims.
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8630 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:10 am to
Correct, because it's idiotic to suggest that a person who has to make a split second decision can be liable for violating something which a Court hasn't even determined to be a right.
Posted by Golfer
Member since Nov 2005
75052 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:10 am to
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Small percentage. Tell me how many cops get to choose? 0%



Huh? An Emergency Room doctor gets to pick who comes through the door?


News to me...
Posted by MightyYat
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2009
24658 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:12 am to
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Welcome to being a doctor, CPA, ect. Get some liability insurance.


None of those are pulling in $40k a year.
Posted by wahootiger
Member since Sep 2010
304 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:14 am to
I am a lawyer and used to defend municipalities in 1983 actions, relying heavily on qualified immunity. I’m all about having a discussion on the pros and cons of the doctrine, but to say it is not a shield of civil liability (I realize you did not make that statement) when a right is violated is just not accurate.

And I think understanding what the hell we are actually talking about, as a collective society, is important now more than ever.
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23790 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:15 am to
Qualified immunity gives police officers immunity from liability for certain unconstitutional actions. Arrest a man for a warrant which is unconstitutional on its face (alleged facts which negate the criminal offense)? No liability. Fail to give a severely mentally ill inmate her psych medicine so she stabs out both of her eyes with a pencil? Qualified immunity, no liability.

Eliminating qualified immunity would result in better training, better officers (the ones that cause problems with the public would get fired more often), and more accountability.
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8630 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:15 am to
An emergency room doctor gets a medical review panel, including someone he picks, to determine if one can even pursue him.
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
48354 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:15 am to
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Welcome to being a doctor, CPA, ect. Get some liability insurance.



99% of doctors, lawyers, and CPAs don’t work for the state.

Qualified immunity protects state and local budgets - and is absolutely necessary.
Posted by Antonio Moss
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
48354 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:17 am to
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Eliminating qualified immunity would result in better training, better officers (the ones that cause problems with the public would get fired more often), and more accountability.


This is a ridiculous take. If you eliminate qualified immunity, the government would be footing legal bills and damage awards - not the individual officers.
Posted by theenemy
Member since Oct 2006
13078 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:19 am to
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Eliminating qualified immunity would result in better training, better officers (the ones that cause problems with the public would get fired more often), and more accountability.


Wrong

Eliminating qualified immunity will just result in lesser action so as to limit liability.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27453 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:26 am to
Get rid of the "clearly established" prong of the test. If you violate someone's constitutional rights, you should be liable, period. The current state of Qualified Immunity in this country is fricking absurd, as it's now functionally impossible to bring a novel claim in a post-Pearson paradigm.
Posted by brass2mouth
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
19754 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:33 am to
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If you violate someone's constitutional rights, you should be liable, period.


You realize that an arrest is a violation/infringement of someone’s rights, right?
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27453 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 11:37 am to
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You realize that an arrest is a violation/infringement of someone’s rights, right?


I said, and I quote, "violate someone's constitutional rights". If you believe that a lawful arrest is a violation of someone's constitutional rights, please explain to me your reasoning.
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
31076 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 12:03 pm to
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Huh? An Emergency Room doctor gets to pick who comes through the door?


They are a very small percentage of doctors.
Posted by theenemy
Member since Oct 2006
13078 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 12:18 pm to
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Huh? An Emergency Room doctor gets to pick who comes through the door?


Doesn't ER doctors have qualified immunity that you have to overcome?
Posted by NOFOX
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9963 posts
Posted on 6/20/20 at 12:21 pm to
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QI isn’t about shielding someone who violates civil rights or commits a crime. It is about people not filing suit because they don’t like the way the officer resolved a neighbor dispute or a barking dog call.


Sure.

Jessop v City of Fresno


This post was edited on 6/20/20 at 12:22 pm
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