Thread by @AWKWORDrap

“State officials will continue to violate people’s rights with impunity”

Ron Keine was convicted and sentenced to death for kidnapping and murder in 1974

He was exonerated in 1976, 9 days before his execution

#EndQualifiedImmunity 🧵

Misconduct in Ron Keine’s case was “so egregious” the prosecutor lost his license and several officers were fired - @innocence

Yet Ron’s lawsuit was dismissed — because of qualified immunity

And Ron’s case isn’t rare

Qualified immunity enables police brutality and corruption

https://twitter.com/awkwordrap/status/1387846563616149517

Qualified immunity is a judicial doctrine from the 1960s that allows public officials, like cops, to act with impunity — even when they break the law

And as we know, the very people empowered to uphold the law break it every day — and laugh about it

nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/…

There are efforts underway to #EndQualifiedImmunity, such as the @campaigntoendqi

The @TENDEMANDS include ending qualified immunity

But it’s very important to understand that this would not *solve* the problems of #PoliceBrutality and corruption…

Body cams didn’t stop them

To truly hold cops accountable…

As we #DefundThePolice — and fund alternatives to policing and punishment — on the road to #AbolishThePolice, we must:

Here’s how to institute complete law enforcement transparency and accountability:

https://twitter.com/TENDEMANDS/status/1372300208407724033

Here’s how to independently investigate all police crimes and abuses of power:

https://twitter.com/tendemands/status/1372623561580544004