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@finchymonger
Fancy monger. Pacifist. Queer. She/Her. Abolish the police. Black Lives Matter. Copyeditor for hire.
Jun 8, 2020 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Qualified Immunity—Is It Really That Bad? YES.

A Thread for all the people thinking that qualified immunity can’t REALLY let cops get away with just about anything. Let’s look at the West V. City of Caldwell Case

Short version of events: officers surround a home after a 911 call that a violent suspect was inside and holding the plaintiff (P) hostage. When officers arrive, P is actually walking down the street and says suspect isn’t there.
Jun 7, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Police literally aren’t here to protect you.

Like, it is literally not their job to protect you.

Seriously. It’s so much not their job that their have been cases all the way to the Supreme Court affirm how much it is not their job to protect you. 1981: Warren v. District of Columbia - Court of Appeals

Police fail to investigate two 911 calls about a violent break in. The men who broke in beat and raped three women for 14 hours. Court says the police and operators are in no way at fault.