Sherman said, however, that police tend to rely on immunity, which historically has shielded them from liability when they avoid taking an action such as placing a person in custody.
The idea that those in power are somehow “special” and should face less accountability for their actions is a cancer on society. If you get special privileges, you should come under extra scrutiny as well.
The law should do all it can to ensure that leaders and law enforcement are the best of the best. Instead it shields them from oversight and allows incompetence and open corruption to fester among their ranks.
Immunity is a crime.
The idea that those in power are somehow “special” and should face less accountability for their actions is a cancer on society. If you get special privileges, you should come under extra scrutiny as well.
The law should do all it can to ensure that leaders and law enforcement are the best of the best. Instead it shields them from oversight and allows incompetence and open corruption to fester among their ranks.