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1. dredmo+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-09 20:36:43
It's not only no appetite, but in many cases, no legal culpability.

Qualified immunity being a major element of that, at least in civil law.

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/08/872470083/qualified-immunity-...

See also asset forfeiture.

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2. thephy+EB3[view] [source] 2020-06-11 01:56:23
>>dredmo+(OP)
I've also read that unions see the writing on the wall that QI might be peeled back and are lobbying to get their renewed employment contracts to get the city/county/state indemnify the department/officers. It's not the QI doctrine of old, but it serves the same purpose.
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