Posted on 07/12/2023 1:48:09 AM PDT by Enterprise
BTTT
Thanks, O. Must be the Joisey connection from my 15 years living outside Philly off the no longer there Collingswood Circle in Camden County.
I could find no Mr. Clarke Humphrey. Perhaps the name threw people off? That’s my only guess, as I believe Clarke is normally a man’s name.
As a practical matter they are immune unless you can find a judge with the integrity and honor to remove their immunity. Good luck with that.
“what do they need “qualified immunity” for at all- if they just do their jobs, and don’t commit any illegal acts”
The idea is that, without immunity, they could be sued by just about anyone, and as government officials tend to not be able to satisfy every “customer”, this would make it impossible for them to do their jobs, and furthermore make it impossible to find anyone masochistic enough to want to work for the government.
It sounds good in theory if the immunity is removed when they misbehave and break the law. But in reality, you have to go to another government stooge to convince them to remove the immunity, and government stooges tend to stick together. So “qualified immunity” becomes nearly indistinguishable from “unqualified immunity”.
Sadly you are likely correct. Have read.about it happening but very rarely, primarily in cases involving blatant racism resulting in innocent people being imprisoned.
There is still only one good Communist.
The law? Nobody cares about the law any longer.
Time to go Batman on these jerks.
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