Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the late George Floyd’s family, said on Sunday that the doctrine of qualified immunity, which grants government officials civil immunity from actions while on duty, allows police officers to get away with “reprehensible behavior.”
CBS’s Margaret Brennan noted that qualified immunity is a major point of contention in the Senate when preparing a bill for police reform passed by the House, asking if there was room for compromise on the matter.
“We understand that politics is the art of compromise,” Crump said on CBS ‘Face the Nation. “However, as far as qualified immunity is concerned, this needs to be addressed because this is the thing that allows bad police officers to engage in reprehensible behavior like we saw with George Floyd, and… hundreds of black people are being murdered. It protects their behavior. “
After passing the House, the George Floyd Justice Act now goes to the Senate.
One of the stumbling blocks is qualified immunity – something, according to lawyer Ben Crump, “allows bad police officers to engage in reprehensible behavior,” as in the murder of George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/FiVzsQlCxV
– Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) March 7, 2021
Crump added: “We are not saying this qualified immunity reform will deny police officers their fair trial, but what we are saying [is] it will give those who have suffered harm access to court, to ensure that we change the toxic nature that some of us feel in the police force when we watch that George Floyd video. “
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