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Even without "Qualified Immunity," It Won't Be Easy to Prove When Police Are Abusive

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Mises.org Publish Date: 
March 4, 2021 - 7:00 AM
Author 1: 
Tate Fegley [1]

When police ineptly scanned a car's license plate and wrongly decided the car was stolen, they proceeded to force a group of children to the ground at gunpoint. Will this qualify as a rights violation if "qualified immunity" is absent? The courts will decide. 

Original Article: "Even without "Qualified Immunity," It Won't Be Easy to Prove When Police Are Abusive [2]"

This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael Stack.

 

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Topics: 
Law [3]
U.S. History [4]

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[2] https://mises.org/wire/even-without-qualified-immunity-it-wont-be-easy-prove-when-police-are-abusive
[3] https://mises.org/topics/law
[4] https://mises.org/topics/us-history