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>>mnm1+(OP)
I'm curious - it's obvious what abuses of qualified immunity are driving this, but the law must have been originally put in place for a reason. Are there any examples where a police officer was shielded from prosecution for something that, if you or I did it would definitely be a crime, but that a reasonable person would say, "yes, this is a good application of qualified immunity"?

>>comman+9m
>..., but the law must have been originally put in place for a reason.

The changes that got us here today do come in the late 60s, while the country was dismantling Jim Crow. I can't help but think this was used as a bulwark to ensure that even if the law of equality was enforced, social "customs" in policing could ensure that it was a moot point.