I know there are no silver bullets here, but I think constantly about how our culture of insanely aggressive and thoughtless policing would be upended if federal and state officials were subject to individual liability for their torts instead of being protected by a vast web of immunity doctrines.
With great power comes great responsibility, in other words?
People are always shocked to learn this, but the issue here is not that it is “difficult” to hold law enforcement officials accountable for wrongdoing in a civil setting. Instead, in nearly all cases, it is *impossible,* and it is impossible *by design.*
Immunity doctrines aren’t designed to protect against (and they aren’t necessary to protect against) meritless claims. Instead, they protect against *meritorious* claims, which is their main function. Immunity doctrines ensure that government officials can’t be sued even when they violate the law.
Fixing this also isn’t something that can be done incrementally. I will write an article on this someday, but a recurring problem is that jurisdictions pass an incremental reform allowing certain claims, and the judiciary responds by interpreting the reform to be as useless and limited as possible.
She should get $10M
WOW, these guys really do not care how much collateral damage they do!!!
What if the United States enforced the Constitution? The United States has allowed to evolve a version of policing clearly contrary to the US Constitution.
(Brady doctrine glares at you) Tools are sitting out on the bench largely unused.
I'm in Atlantic City right now. Last night, some woman started screaming, and I mean SCREAMING in my face... out of the blue! I just laughed at her, but... DANG. Folks are not okay.
1/2 It's not only accountability for ICE, it goes all the way up. Police do something, local gvmt cover it up, judges cover it, or they walk free, having the best legal team the union can buy. Media is compromised to sway opinion. *No accountability for anyone in an authoritative position, either.
2/2 Ex: President, Congress, police, local gvmt, CEOs, people w/$$$. Accountability for Congress/officials through voting? Nope, not always, bc they gerrymander to stay in power (all of them). Exploiting all systems of the gvmt. People emulate what they see. So, no accountability = no civility.
Yes, let’s make a note of that to change for the after times.
After remand and settlement, the federal narcotics agents in Bivens each had to cut him a personal check!
This badministration is funding the 1938 Nazi style propaganda machine that purportedly makes America Great Again.
It's just like CEOs of giant corporations, beyond the reach of justice, it is sickening.
She should sue trump
ICE ARE THE CRIMINALS!
A savvy journalist needs to dig into the true backgrounds of the folks being snatched-up. The liars at DHS keep claiming they're all criminals and gang members, but we all know this isn't true. Time to find and report some facts...
