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Austin hasn't allowed more police oversight, despite voter approval. Now it's getting sued (www.kut.org)
submitted 1 year ago by netburnr to c/austin
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[–] AngryCommieKender 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This needs more attention

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/us/politics/qualified-immunity-supreme-court.html

The basis of Qualified Immunity is illegal. The 1982 SCOTUS went by an illegal revision of the law, they had no reason to believe that the law was written any other way. The law in question, Section 1983, had been changed by a single unnamed secretary in 1874, when they were charged with copying the 1871 Congressional Record into the Federal Register.

I'm absolutely certain that the plaintiffs attorneys would love to know about this.

[–] drislands 3 points 1 year ago

That's fascinating!

[–] reddig33 12 points 1 year ago

The police department needs to be split into multiple agencies — social outreach (mental health calls), traffic enforcement, armed response, labwork/evidence collection, swat/bomb squad. Each with their own chief, union, and pay scale.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Absolutely bonkers that it had to go this far. Civilian review boards and other oversight should be the default.

[–] reddig33 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad someone is suing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Right!?! People vote something in, and this is not the first time, but state gov says nah, we're not into that. Fucking anti-democratic wastrels should be no where near positions of power in government. If this was an isolated incident I would not feel so incensed, but this is happening more and more, e.g. OH / MI and abortion. (Daily KOS link: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/8/2200554/-Forced-birther-Republicans-in-Ohio-Michigan-refuse-to-accept-voters-will-on-abortion).