So long as they are protected by qualified immunity those bad officers continue to destroy lives
No one is protected by qualified immunity for legitimate civil rights violations. They are protected from frivolous lawsuits.
It the legal principle of qualified immunity is abolished, police officers association and police departments will have to find another method of protection.
One method will be seeking harsh, punitive judgements against frivolous plaintiff's.
A method that will surely bankrupt many civil rights organisations.
Yes, they actually are. Thousands of people have had their life savings stolen by corrupt cops. Lives have been taken.
In LA county several years ago a rich guy owned some property and a corrupt deputy decided he wanted to confiscate the property so he lied about the guy being a drug dealer, they raided his home, and killed him.
The warrant was proven to be baseless but the corrupt deputy never went to prison.
County, date, and name of deputy, please.
1992, the victims name was Donald Peatling Scott. I don't remember the deputies name. The warrant was from Ventura County, the deputy was LA county.