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Jun 02, 2021
Supporters of a measure that would end some legal immunity for police officers who injure or kill a citizen during an arrest rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday. They say the practice, known as Qualified Immunity, gives bad cops too much protection .
Qualified immunity is a legal principle that gives government officials, like police, personal immunity from civil lawsuits when something goes wrong, unless a plaintiff in a case can prove that the officer deliberately violated their constitutional rights.
Opponents say that puts the burden of proof on a person, or their surviving relatives, when someone is injured or killed during an encounter with police or while in police custody.
Supporters of a measure that would end some legal immunity for police officers who injure or kill a citizen during an arrest rallied at the New York State
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