Eliminate Qualified Immunity for ALL government employees, including cops.
That’s happening around the country.
And cases like this, if everything that was written is the Gospel truth, are the reason for it. This is why the Left, Democrats and community organizers can garner the support they do. They’ll show up, talk to this guy and BAMMM....another Dem voter and more support for taking away qualified immunity.
This needs to happen, but it won't.
They are trying to do this in New Mexico. The way the bill is written, all government employees AND people who serve as volunteers on government boards would have qualified immunity removed.
So I voluntarily serve on a Public Improvement Board. No compensation. The bill would allow citizens to sue me personally for any trumped up reason. The bill protects those who bring suit - they cannot be held responsible for legal fees even if the case is dismissed or they lose. I would be responsible for my own legal defense.
For instance...there is a tree that is interfering with the utilities it is planted on and it needs to be removed. The resident that lives next door to this public area has their yard shaded by the tree. The tree is removed and the resident files suit that we removed the tree because they are black (or gay, or Jewish, or whatever). They name all of the board members as plaintiffs. We now have to hire lawyers to protect ourselves. We have been told such a defense would cost between $20K and $30K.
Sometimes qualified immunity is a good thing.
Yep, you are right because what they have now is a “license” to do Whatever that want to anyone in the populace!!!