Uh, and one of the largest concentrations of aerospace tech and military....weed... oil.... alcohol
they have a shit ton all 3.. I don’t see jobs going away
Uh, and one of the largest concentrations of aerospace tech and military....weed... oil.... alcohol
they have a shit ton all 3.. I don’t see jobs going away
Yeah too bad all those Cockroaches moved to California in the60’s 70’s & 80’s from all The other states and ruined a great state.In 5 years they are going to have nothing in that state and I do mean nothing, no jobs, no population, and no future.
Nice knowing you Colorado you was a pretty good state up until the mid 90's when the cockroaches from Cali moved in and done what they ALWAYS DO VOTE BLUE.
I didn't read the bill but when Mr. Dindunuffin sues the officer because he feels (insert frivolous reason here) and loses his suit, can the officer counter sue for damages?
........Just show up after the crime has been committed and the criminal has fled and take a report.........
Well, no offense to cops, my best bud is local Detective.... but you pretty much describe the status quo with that statement. I mean, cops simply can't be everywhere at once. They get a call, it takes average 10 min response time... and by then, as you say "the crime has been committed".
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"QI" essentially means "I am not responsible no matter how incompetent I am."
The more I think about QI the less it makes sense to me.
Essentially the argument is that it is necessary because without it there would be no way that incompetent morons would become cops. And apparently we need incompetent morons or else no one would join the force.
But there are many many occupations in which a ****up by a single person has tremendous ramifications. Think surgeons, airplane pilots, pension managers, etc. And yet we deal with this through liability insurance.
Why are cops an exception? My guess is that it is the strength of police unions (**** public employee unions while we are at it).
Would you get an a plane if pilots had qualified immunity?
So yes... LIBERALS have set the stage and Republicans In Name Only joined them.
Think about the current political climate that our LEO have to operate in. Officer Rolfe in Atlanta is being charged with 11 FELONY COUNTS because a drunk felon stole his taser shot him and he returned fire. Anyone who has watched the body cam footage and Wendy's surveillance footage can see CLEARLY that he acted 100% in line with his training and did nothing wrong.
Yet now Officer Rolfe is now fired and charged as a criminal, technically eligible for THE DEATH PENALTY.
If this were now in Colorado not only would he be charged criminally, he and his estate can now be civilly sued and financially ruined. All because some rogue LEFTIST shithead of a DA can over zealously attempt to **** over an officer to make themselves look good to THE LEFT.
Do you see my point in all this? They set the stage to hang "bad" cops out to dry and have shown an EAGER willingness to change the rules on a whim. Rule changes that now can make ANY cop that liberal politicians want to scapegoat the "bag cop".
So yes... LIBERALS have set the stage and Republicans In Name Only joined them.
The main complaint being that cops will just simply stop doing their jobs.
seriously dude, how many times do I need to post this paragraph from the bill for you not to read it? 5% or $25k or the officer simply declares bankruptcy.
The bill requires a political subdivision of the state to indemnify its employees for such a claim; except that if the peace officer's employer determines the officer did not act upon a good faith and reasonable belief that the action was lawful, then the peace officer is personally liable for 5 percent of the judgment or $25,000, whichever is less, unless the judgment is uncollectible from the officer, then the officer's employer satisfies the whole judgment .
First of all the officer would have to be found guilty criminally and the cops agency would have to find that he acted in bad faith. We've all seen the tape of Atlanta. I'm not sure they're going to be able to find that cop guilty of anything.
If anyone is curious, here's a LEO discussion about it and a lawyer also gives a break down of what passed
Colorado Qualified Immunity
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But just like gun rights, a few assholes misusing them have had certain states create infringed laws of the Second Amendment. Usually billed as "common sense". Does NOT mean they are good laws.
I agree 100 w the OP. This allows frivolous law suits. Even if the law and the department say the LEO did nothing wrong the POS bad guy can now sue. This is def very bad!!!!!Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity | Colorado General Assembly
The bill allows a person who has a constitutional right secured by the bill of rights of the Colorado constitution that is infringed upon by a peace officer to bring a civil action for the violation. A plaintiff who prevails in the lawsuit is entitled to reasonable attorney fees, and a defendant in an individual suit is entitled to reasonable attorney fees for defending any frivolous claims. Qualified immunityand a defendant's good faith but erroneous belief in the lawfulness of his or her conduct are not defensesis not a defense to the civil action. The bill requires a political subdivision of the state to indemnify its employees for such a claim; except that if the peace officer's employer determines the officer did not act upon a good faith and reasonable belief that the action was lawful, then the peace officer is personally liable for 5 percent of the judgment or $25,000, whichever is less, unless the judgment is uncollectible from the officer, then the officer's employer satisfies the whole judgment .
I don't agree with OP that the sky is falling because of this bill.
ETA a response to "reap what you sew, liberals"- the link in the OP contains a quote from the Cato Institute praising the law. You'll need to include libertarians in your quote. Also, plenty of Republicans voted to pay the bill in both the CO house and Senate. It was near unanimous in both chambers.