Tim Scott Is Proposing a Major Reform to Qualified Immunity

Sounds good - especially when you see the incidents mentioned and cops who got away with stealing, infringing on people's rights, murder.

"Scott, who has served as the Republican leader on police reform talks, is suggesting that the doctrine be pulled back for law enforcement and that liability shift from individual cops to the departments that employ them. As of this writing, it was not immediately clear if the plan would curtail qualified immunity or outright eliminate it. (Qualified immunity protects all public officials, though this move would likely apply solely to police officers.)"

"Legislated into existence by the Supreme Court, qualified immunity currently requires that any misconduct alleged against state actors be outlined almost exactly in a previous court precedent should the victim want the right to bring his suit before a jury. Such a thing often doesn't exist. Qualified immunity has thus protected a cop who shot a 10-year-old, two cops who allegedly stole $225,000 while executing a search warrant, a cop who ruined a man's car during a bogus drug search, two cops who beat and arrested a man for standing outside his own house, and a cop who shot an unarmed 15-year-old, among others."

change is definitely needed. these officers need to know that they do not have carte blanche(?) and they will be held responsible. maybe if the cities/counties/states get hit in the pocketbook, we can get rid of the bad actors