Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from October, 2020

Qualified Immunity - End it

In Virginia, the law states that “Neither the Commonwealth…, nor federal agencies..., except in cases of willful misconduct,... engaged in any emergency services activities, while complying with or attempting to comply with… any rule, regulation, or executive order… shall be liable for the death of, or any injury to, persons or damage to property as a result of such activities.” This law protects federal officers from taking responsibility for violating a person’s rights. The reason why this law is so important to talk about is because of these four U’s: It is Unfair, makes officers Unaccountable, it is Unjustifiable, and, most importantly, it is Unlawful.  Qualified Immunity is an unfair law in the Virginia government because it does not compensate people who were affected by an officer’s actions. When a law enforcement official infringes upon someone’s civil rights, the person affected by the official’s actions should be reimbursed for what they had to endure. However, because o...