Becoming a police officer is an eye opening experience. The veil that covers the darkness all around us is suddenly removed and you're faced with the truth. So, before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you're ready for wherever the rabbit hole leads. We also talk about qualified immunity and what would happen if it were to be completely removed.
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More states are starting to make changes to their qualified immunity laws
Looks like a dog and pony show right now
But what is it?
Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity. “Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.” Pearson v. Callahan .
Specifically, qualified immunity protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff's rights, only allowing suits where officials violated a “clearly established” statutory or constitutional right. When determining whether or not a right was “clearly established,” courts consider whether a hypothetical reasonable official would have known that the defendant’s conduct violated the plaintiff’s rights. Courts conducting this analysis apply the law that was in force at the time of the alleged violation, not the law in effect when the court considers the case.
Qualified immunity is not immunity from having to pay money damages, but rather immunity from having to go through the costs of a trial at all. Accordingly, courts must resolve qualified immunity issues as early in a case as possible, preferably before discovery.
Qualified immunity only applies to suits against government officials as individuals, not suits against the government for damages caused by the officials’ actions.
As long as officers are protected from facing civil suits, it’s still in effect
The whole point is to keep govt officials free to do their jobs.
Without this protection, cops will not be able to work. True bans of qualified immunity will render that LEO agency ineffective and defunct
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Weekly wisdom:
Becoming a Cop is like Taking the Red pill
The world you know is only a façad
The truth is that you are surrounded by pain, suffering, destruction, and evil
You can’t be told, you have to see it for yourself
You can’t unsee it, you just have to decide what to do with the truth
How to decide if you should become a police officer:
All I offer is the truth, nothing more
Police work will force you to see the truth about human nature
If you want to be a police officer:
You should be a person who is willing to give up the comfort of the matrix
Life is simple, peaceful, and safe (so you think) when you can ignore the evil lurking in every dark corner
When you take the red pill, you no longer have that comfort. Now you live in the darkness too
You must be willing to accept the truth, the things you find in the dark, at face value
You should be a person who refuses to accept a mediocre life
Do not get into it for job security, the benefits, the retirement, etc.
There are plenty of other big corporation jobs and govt jobs that have that
The Matrix exists to keep people comfortable and productive, to keep the sheep happy
We are LIONS, good, strong and free.
The world will look to us to face the greatest of evils.
Take the red pill only if you’re willing to give up your comfortable, cozy, life of a sheep.
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