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Re:After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59M to ... by ncallaway on Friday September 09, 2022 @12:21AM (#32775262)
Qualified Immunity would have a large word with you.

If an Officer makes a wrongful arrest in the line of duty, Qualified Immunity will go a long way to shielding them, whereas a citizen without Qualified Immunity would be subject to wrongful arrest lawsuits and kidnapping charges.

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Re:After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59M to ... by pc86 on Friday September 09, 2022 @12:27AM (#32775295)
This is an excellent argument for getting rid of qualified immunity, but not a very good argument against citizens' right to detain those they see committing crimes.

I don't think there's much chance the cashier here grabbed the wrong person.

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Re:After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59M to ... by ncallaway on Friday September 09, 2022 @02:27AM (#32775944)
I was responding to this statement: “They don't have any special status that other Americans don't enjoy.”

That’s false, for the reasons I’ve outlined. The courts have created a specific special legal status that applies to police, but not to ordinary people.

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Re:After a Legal Fight, Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59M to ... by scarface74 on Friday September 09, 2022 @09:10AM (#32778742)
So you would rather give more people the right to take away your freedom?
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