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>>mnm1+(OP)
Qualified immunity has become a get-out-of-jail-free card for law enforcement.

I believe it's the primary reason for the complete apathy law enforcement shows towards de-escalation and self-restraint in general.

Why bother behaving when the standard for prosecuting you is so high as to be laughable?

>>typeni+Yi
Another disincentive for willful misconduct is that the police do not bear the cost of resulting lawsuits (the taxpayers take the hit).

Police should be self-insured, backed by their pension plan. They have to have skin in the game in order to care.