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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by downerending on Monday June 01, 2020 @03:36PM (#23382752)
That is exactly what will happen if QI goes away, and taxpayers will ultimately pay the premiums. Maybe that would be better, or maybe not. But in general, few policemen could withstand the risk of a single ruinous suit, and without insurance of some kind, would be forced to flee the occupation.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by _bxg1 on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:28PM (#23383382)
I'm fully okay with having officers flee the occupation if they've given themselves reasons to fear a legitimately ruinous suit.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by downerending on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:04PM (#23383796)
The problem is that the legal system has a quite noticeable element of randomness to it. Despite what you may have read, justice is not always done. (source: have been on the receiving end of this)

As a practical matter, if there is possible liability, everyone will have to have liability insurance, just as in the medical professions, for example.

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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by ambicapter on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:47PM (#23383610)
You realize that reason could totally be "He's a police officer in 90210 and rich people don't like being pulled over for speeding".
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by _bxg1 on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:50PM (#23383645)
Pretty sure cases like that would get thrown out. And even if some didn't, I'll that tradeoff instead of the current status-quo.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by camgunz on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:07PM (#23383117)
As an American I'm fine funding justice (freedom isn't free, as they say) and as a liberal I'm double fine taxing the rich for it.
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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by downerending on Monday June 01, 2020 @05:05PM (#23383811)
> I'm double fine taxing the rich for it

Is that how it usually ends up?

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Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from... by camgunz on Thursday June 04, 2020 @01:21AM (#23412790)
Nah it isn’t but, vote progressive if you think it should be.
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