New: qualifiedimmunityAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932hive-150122hive-166405photographyhive-188619hive-101145hive-144064hive-184714hive-183397hive-145157uncommonlabbitcoinhive-103599hive-193186hive-193637hive-113376hive-139150krsuccessTrendingNewHotLikersthomaslknapp (57)in qualifiedimmunity • 2 years agosteemCreated with Sketch."Qualified Immunity" Strikes AgainUS Supreme Court. Photo by Joe Ravi. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Over the last few decades, we've seen numerous bad actors escape punishment for their bad acts…chirieleison (53)in liberty • 3 years agoWhat are the most egregious examples of qualified immunity?Originally posted on Quora July 3, 2020 Qualified immunity, as it is currently practiced, means (paraphrased) that a court thinks the government official being sued couldn’t have known that their…thomaslknapp (57)in qualifiedimmunity • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A Loophole for the Lawless: "Qualified Immunity" Must GoOn August 11, 2014, officers from the Caldwell, Idaho Police Department asked for Shaniz West's permission to enter and search her home. They were looking for her ex-boyfriend. West authorized…