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Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Qualified immunity is a defense that police officers cannot be sued for misconduct if they were unaware at the time that their conduct was illegal and if there is no previous legal case with similar facts that ruled that officers may not engage in that conduct. Proponents argue that more intense criticism of police will disincentivize officers from doing their jobs resulting in crime rates going up. Opponents argue that police officers should be held more accountable for misconduct.

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33%
Yes
67%
No
21%
Yes
56%
No
7%
Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers
12%
No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct
5%
Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints

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Unique answers from State Senate District 12 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @8PRWMDM from Minnesota  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and provide more training and education for police officers

 @8PRH69S from Oregon  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but provide more training and education for police officers to prevent similar situations.

 @8PXYHF2 from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

No, and abolish the police

 @8PGGCFM from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Don’t know.

 @8QCW4R8 from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but provide more training and education for police officers

 @9DRFWHY from California  answered…1yr1Y

No, nobody is above the law

 @8QDHLKC from Maryland  answered…4yrs4Y

No, provide more training and education for police officers.

 @9DCTXHH from Oklahoma  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but provide more training and education for police officers, so misconduct rarely happens.

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