What Happens When County Employees Act Like Police?
A federal court gave qualified immunity to a county employee who detained drivers, despite the fact that he's not a cop.
Source: reason.com
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A federal court gave qualified immunity to a county employee who detained drivers, despite the fact that he's not a cop.
A road raging off-duty cop. A county engineer stopping traffic. Both got qualified immunity under an expanding definition of the doctrine.
If a state highway engineer can detain you on the side of the road, what other ways could federal employees interpret their authority?
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