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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Response rates from 1.1k Middlesex voters.
32% Yes |
68% No |
19% Yes |
56% No |
7% Yes, but only for officers that have a clean record of no complaints |
12% No, and increase the personal liability for misconduct |
6% Yes, and provide more training and education for police officers |
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Unique answers from Middlesex voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8PRWMDM4yrs4Y
No, and provide more training and education for police officers
@8PRH69S4yrs4Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers to prevent similar situations.
@8PXYHF24yrs4Y
No, and abolish the police
@8QCW4R84yrs4Y
No, but provide more training and education for police officers
@9DRFWHY1yr1Y
No, nobody is above the law
@8QDHLKC4yrs4Y
No, provide more training and education for police officers.
@9DCTXHH1yr1Y
Yes, but provide more training and education for police officers, so misconduct rarely happens.
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