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Police Officers and Qualified Immunity
The long-standing legal doctrine of qualified immunity protects police officers and public officials from unreasonable allegations or false accusations that might hamper their ability to enforce the law or perform governmental business.
Most citizens understand that police put their lives at risk during dangerous situations and believe officers deserve some leeway in their behavior- as long as the police obey the law and uphold citizen’s civil rights.
When Police Overstep Bounds
When police violate the law while performing their duties, our civil justice system provides citizens with a way to protect their rights. An appellate court rules that a defendant law-enforcement officer who conducted clearly unconstitutional strip searches on two suspects arrested for drunk driving, and also made racist and threatening comments, did not have qualified immunity from prosecution. The court permitted the plaintiffs to sue to recover damages.
