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DEA agent seeks federal immunity after allegedly killing Salem cyclist (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, qualified immunity is super fucked up and protects all sorts of horrific stuff.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Yup, we need to explicitly abolish it. I'm happy to pay good officers more if that's what we need to attract good public servants, but I have no sympathy for the power-hungry officers who abuse qualified immunity.