Letters,
Criminal
Aug. 28, 2019
Tort policy isn’t the problem
The idea that the “expansion” of qualified immunity for peace officers in civil rights cases, including those involving the use of force, can only encourage law enforcement to shoot first and ask questions later,” is simply fanciful.
Gary Schons
Of Counsel
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Public Law
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San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 525-1348
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Email: gary.schons@bbklaw.com
U San Diego School of Law
The idea that the "expansion" of qualified immunity for peace officers in civil rights cases, including those involving the use of force, can only encourage law enforcement to shoot first and ask questions later," is simply fanciful. ["The qualified immunity dilemma," Aug. 27, 2019]. The notion that peace officers, confronted with deadly situations in the field, deadly both as to...
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