Left-Libertarian Alliance Introduces House Bill to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers

By artappraiser on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 8:52pm |

Left-Libertarian Alliance Introduces House Bill to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers https://t.co/Gn1Y6sIweK pic.twitter.com/JvynapaW87
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) June 5, 2020

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The Cato Institute’s Vice President for Criminal Justice Clark Neily told Law&Crime:

Qualified immunity is the cornerstone of America’s near-zero accountability policy for law enforcement. It is an illegitimate, judge-made legal doctrine that has systematically undermined our right to be free from the illegitimate use of force by government agents and that helped set the stage for the brutalization of George Floyd and countless others, particularly in communities of color. We applaud the legislative efforts of the numerous members of Congress – in both the House and the Senate – who have stepped forward to right this historical wrong and create a culture of genuine accountability for police, prosecutors, and other public officials

No surprise to see that Neily has a lot of interest in the 2nd Amendment as well.

And generally thinks that big government is a big problem and that there are too many prosecutors and judges.

So this coalition to address police immunity is a very interesting development!

by artappraiser on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 9:07pm

And the current headline story @ Law&Crime reminds me that Libertarians were never much in support on giving up "civil liberties" to "deep state" types like the FBI and CIA in order to fight "the terrorists":

In Response to Gen. Mattis, Trump Tweeted a Letter from John Dowd Calling Lafayette Square Protestors ‘Terrorists’

By Matt Naham Jun 4th, 2020, 7:32 pm

Now I wonder what Snowden thinks of the protests...

by artappraiser on Thu, 06/04/2020 - 9:15pm

Qualified immunity shields police from accountability, impedes true justice, and undermines the constitutional rights of every person in this country.

It’s past time we end #QualifiedImmunity, and I’m introducing legislation with @justinamash to do exactly that. https://t.co/JgAz3nGuTC
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) June 4, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/06/2020 - 11:39am

The Ending Qualified Immunity Act has more cosponsors! Thanks for joining this effort to protect the rights of the people. @RepJayapal @RepHorsford @RepBeatty @RepAlGreen @RepDebDingell @RepHuffman @RepBonamici @RepAnnaEshoo @RepJahanaHayes @RepMcEachin @RepMarcyKaptur @RepAdams
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/06/2020 - 11:40am

Amash retweeted this NBC piece as a splainer:

Police immunity highlighted by George Floyd protesters must end, and officers must pay, writes @jay_schweikert.

Our current laws provide impunity for bad cops — and even in the rare cases they're held liable, taxpayers foot the bill.https://t.co/IpAUiQzCnC
— NBC News THINK (@NBCNewsTHINK) June 4, 2020

as well as tweeting this

Two officers were suspended (merely suspended!) for assaulting and seriously injuring a 75-year-old man, and 57 officers resigned in *solidarity* with them. Disgraceful. There’s a toxic culture inside many police departments. End qualified immunity and clean up these departments! https://t.co/HUOxBHKbSP
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 5, 2020

and this

Oh, what an interesting “mistake.” https://t.co/nHJErlMb74
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 5, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/06/2020 - 11:46am

Senator Rand Paul totally supportive and beyond:

Saw Rand Paul's presentation which is different than a quick headline. He has pushed 23 criminal justice reform bills more than Booker/ Harris and is for ending qualified immunity /demilitarizing the police force. He was pushing to amend the bill only. Also against war on drugs. pic.twitter.com/dqUDMxuzXD
— MainStreetUSA No more Platitudes (@abetterworld98) June 4, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/06/2020 - 11:49am

One of my favorite things at Reason is our continued coverage of “Florida’s Worst Cop.” Sgt. German Bosque—arrested 3 times, fired 6 times, reinstated each time—is the perfect example of how police unions make it impossible to fire bad cops, even against the wishes of colleagues. pic.twitter.com/DJPWn5PGEB
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

The “Teflon Cop” is an enormous financial burden to taxpayers. At one point, he collected $60,000 a year to sit home and do nothing. https://t.co/7RmgWkusT4
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

He’s gotten in trouble over the last 20 years for “stealing drugs, possessing counterfeit cash, brutalizing suspects and bystanders, lying, insubordination, sexual assault, and various asundry other crimes.” https://t.co/b7vrYFEpnM
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

He once declared, “I am the law, if I feel like it right now I can fuck you up and no one will say anything about it.”

Sad part? He was correct. https://t.co/TtBrSZNyWX
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

If you’re a Florida taxpayer, you can thank his police union for wasting your dime. https://t.co/xFNLwmjY4T
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 12:20am

It's a racket alright. Everything rotten and most scams are worse or based in Florida.

by NCD on Mon, 06/08/2020 - 10:21pm

More libertarians on police unions. https://t.co/u9is3I0vGS
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 12:22am

If you’re still not convinced police unions are a problem, I present
-a cop who fed a homeless man a shit sandwich
-a cop who used the N-word while arresting a black man
-a cop who challenged a prisoner to a fistfight in exchange for his freedomhttps://t.co/UWgKDNXxB6 pic.twitter.com/VY5CKR0Ciq
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

“Twenty-seven of the 40 SAPD police officers fired between 2010 and 2019 have managed to get their jobs back through arbitration. Only 13 firings were upheld in that entire time.”
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

pic.twitter.com/kq3XqOFksZ
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) June 6, 2020

by artappraiser on Sun, 06/07/2020 - 12:27am

Justin Amash on Sunday:

End qualified immunity.
End civil asset forfeiture.
End the drug war.
End overcriminalization.
End no-knock warrants.
End militarization of police.
End mandatory minimums.
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) June 7, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 06/08/2020 - 3:09am

Citing work from Reason, @TomBrady and 1,400 other athletes from the NFL, NBA, and MLB are urging Congress to support @justinamash in ending qualified immunity. https://t.co/VAbodzPpOm
— reason (@reason) June 12, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 06/12/2020 - 2:05pm

SCOTUS CLEARLY just said it's a state and local matter until Congress passes a law like the above. Sooo: people have to lobby for it with their congresspersons!

Today SCOTUS declined to hear 8 cases pertaining to qualified immunity. https://t.co/vAL6s2D3vC
— reason (@reason) June 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 06/15/2020 - 9:45pm

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