Revoking qualified immunity just seems like the wrong solution. It seems impossible for a police officer to do their job for 20 years without once having a situation where the preponderance of the evidence could suggest that there are grounds for damages.
Sorry, it's not. We need to hold police to higher standards, not the lowest. If these people can't do the job make way for people that can. Look at airline pilots. We hold them to the highest of standards and because of that air travel is safe. Police are seemingly drunk with power, which enables the situations we're seeing now. The Tyre Nichols murder highlights just how above the law these people see themselves as being.
> If these people can't do the job make way for people that can
Because more qualified people are lining up to become cops? Making it easier to sue cops is going to make it harder to find qualified people who are willing to join departments, not easier.
> The Tyre Nichols murder highlights just how above the law these people see themselves as being.
And it looks like they are about to find out just how not above-the-law they really are.
20 years ago I might have agreed with revoking qualified immunity, because AGs weren't willing to indict and juries weren't willing to convict cops. I am cautiously optimistic that we have turned a corner here, and if the trend continues the culture will have to shift.
