Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren propose ending 'qualified immunity' for police, which would make it easier to hold them liable for wrongdoing on the job
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- The Ending Qualified Immunity Act would squash a legal doctrine that has allowed public officials to evade personal liability for wrongdoing that occurs on the job.
- The bill was introduced on Wednesday by Sens. Ed Markey, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.
- "Ending the racist violence that has stolen far too many Black lives must begin with accountability," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a statement.
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Three Senate progressives have introduced a bill that would end "qualified immunity" for police and other public officials, making it easier to hold them personally liable for wrongdoing on the job.
Under current law, a law enforcement officer can violate a citizen's constitutional rights but, in practice, be spared from having to financially compensate their victim in all but the most egregious cases — indeed, only if another court has previously, and explicitly, defined the exact same chain of events as illegal abuse.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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