> Critics of reforming qualified immunity say the doctrine gives officers the discretion to make split-second decisions when their lives could be at risk.
I don't see how eliminating QI impairs this ability. If it truly is a life or death situation for the officer which calls for a split-second decision, a reasonable judge would probably rule it was a good faith decision. The issue is when police unlawfully arrest people, shoot at a non-suspect's car as they're driving away, unlawfully seize property, etc.. None of these are split-second, life or death type decisions, and QI should not apply to any of them.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 15.3 ms ] thread> Critics of reforming qualified immunity say the doctrine gives officers the discretion to make split-second decisions when their lives could be at risk.
I don't see how eliminating QI impairs this ability. If it truly is a life or death situation for the officer which calls for a split-second decision, a reasonable judge would probably rule it was a good faith decision. The issue is when police unlawfully arrest people, shoot at a non-suspect's car as they're driving away, unlawfully seize property, etc.. None of these are split-second, life or death type decisions, and QI should not apply to any of them.