Don’t worry, SCOTUS will reverse it after another year of expensive litigation
and somehow create a new form of immunity, probably. I swear we need a consitutional amendment that explicitly bans courts from granting any kind of immunity without it being explicitly granted by a law.
ACAB
What about all the people who get shot for following police instructions? 🤔
Not trying to be a jerk or even joke. They legitimately are not around anymore so they can’t sue. A very small percentage of them have family members that sue but that’s about it.
Yes. It’s a very stupid legal loophole the USA has called standing. Anyone can sue anyone for anything. But to get it to court you have to prove standing.
This is the same reason why you can’t get a protective order against someone UNTIL they attempt something. Nothing is preventative, everything is reactionary. And if the reaction against you kills you, your estate doesn’t have standing.
Technically the states prosecutors can sue them but only if the cop doesn’t have immunity.
True, and the worst part is a lot of times they won’t because no prosecutor wants to upset the cops since they are theoretically on the same team.
I’m confused.
The prosecutor had already dropped the charges. Was this a Civil suit by the parolee against the sheriff and deputy? What is the actual outcome here other than “yeah, they totally weren’t allowed to do that. Glad that’s cleared up, let’s go grab lunch.”?
Yup, civil suit. Which cops typically have “qualified immunity” from, meaning quick dismissal.
