Above the Law: How "Qualified Immunity" Protects Violent Police

by Ben Cohen

Book Overview

- A police officer kills a twelve-year-old boy. It's caught on video. The officer gets off.
- A police officer strangles a man selling cigarettes. It's caught on video. The officer gets off.
- A police officer shoots a man in his car. It's live-streamed. The officer gets off.

It happens over and over again. The culprit here, alongside the cops, is Qualified Immunity (QI), a legal principle which Reuters describes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682192571
• ISBN13: 9781682192573
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: OR Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 6.9"