ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMinnesota Fraternal Order of Police just released thisdiscuss.onlineexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1620arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1611arrow-down1external-linkMinnesota Fraternal Order of Police just released thisdiscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square121fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarezeppo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThey’re not completely immune. If the action is egregious enough or unpopular enough with the public (which seems to be what they’re complaining about), police can be convicted of crimes. Derek Chauvin, for example.
minus-squarecucumberbob@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt took me way too long to realise it’s the immunity that’s qualified, not the officer.
They’re not completely immune. If the action is egregious enough or unpopular enough with the public (which seems to be what they’re complaining about), police can be convicted of crimes. Derek Chauvin, for example.
It took me way too long to realise it’s the immunity that’s qualified, not the officer.