Yes, and...verb_to_trust wrote:Fuck cops
Have any SCOTUS appointees been questioned about Qualified Immunity*? This isn't the only problem about Cops doing whatever they want, but it is a big one.
An additional issue is public sector unions, which contribute to Cops doing whatever with no consequence.
QI gets them off of whatever civil/(criminal?) liability they should be held liable for, and the unions get them their job back, with back pay.
There are numerous other issues about how cops can justify investigating/ detaining people, but I am somewhat less concerned about that after more recent experiences.
*Maybe Green Habit can comment, but I am not optimistic that forcibly closing the windpipe of a suspect with an officer's knee has been well established in caselaw as violating their Civil Rights.