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Government,
Criminal

May 6, 2021

Ending law enforcement immunity is within California’s reach. Pass Senate Bill 2

The three guilty verdicts handed down in Derek Chauvin’s case last month were a uniquely American rarity; a glimmer of justice in a system that too often protects bad cops and compounds the injustice done to victims and their families. Senate Bill 2, currently pending in the California Legislature, seeks to make that justice more permanent by reining in immunity granted to law enforcement officers.

Carl Douglas

President
Douglas/Hicks Law

Carl is a board member of Consumer Attorneys of California.

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The three guilty verdicts handed down in Derek Chauvin's case last month were a uniquely American rarity; a glimmer of justice in a system that too often protects bad cops and compounds the injustice done to victims and their families. Senate Bill 2, currently pending in the California Legislature, seeks to make that justice more permanent by reining in immunity granted to law enforcement officers.

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