New York City Council ends qualified immunity for NYPD officers

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

New York City on Thursday passed a spate of police reforms including ending qualified immunity for New York Police Department (NYPD) officers.

Qualified immunity shields state and local police from liability unless they violated a clearly established constitutional right, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The City Council said in a statement that it passed a bill creating a local civil right protecting the city's residents against unreasonable search and seizures, excessive force, and a ban on the use of qualified immunity as a defense.

Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D) hailed the bill's passage, noting that the city is the first in the country to end qualified immunity.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-city-council-ends-qualified-immunity-for-nypd-officers/ar-BB1f06Ci?li=BBnb7Kz

[brush]

1. Woohoo. No more murderous cops being able to walk away with impunity from their kills.

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Hope this starts a movement across the country.

[crickets]

3. *applause* Agreed - this needs to spread like wildfire. nt

[2naSalit]

2. Good.

[TomSlick]

4. This is a big deal.

Any government giving up protection from liability is impressive.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. The house always wins, so I'm interested to see what this looks like in practice.

[electric_blue68]

6. Ah! Hopefully it'll do some serious good.