New Mexico ends qualified immunity

[duhneece]

Source: MSN.com

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a bill Wednesday ending qualified immunity for all government workers, including police.

Grisham signed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, which ends the use of qualified immunity as a defense for depriving a person of their civil rights, her office said.

Qualified immunity shields state and local police from civil suits unless they violated a clearly established constitutional right, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

New Mexico is the first state to end qualified immunity for all public bodies, the New Mexico House Democrats said on Twitter. However, it is not the only state to end the practice in some capacity.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-mexico-ends-qualified-immunity/ar-BB1fp8kE

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I am so happy about this. Finally, nobody is above the law.

[Faux pas]

1. YES YES YES!

[luckone]

2. Kick !

[Roc2020]

3. whoa. That's significant

and progress

[duhneece]

6. It really is. Makes me wonder why our republican county is so bass-ackwards nt

[chillfactor]

4. Being I live in New Mexico...

I am thrilled to see this happen

[duhneece]

13. Makes us proud of our state!

Marijuana is legal and this! Both are huge and will have a powerful positive effect on our future.

[marble falls]

5. About time. Cops in particular need to face justice.

[duhneece]

15. Exactly.

No one should ever be above the law...especially our law enforcement.

[Karadeniz]

7. Great job, New Mexico!!!

[SheltieLover]

8. Good!

They should ALL end this!

Make police buy professional liability insurance like every other profession.

Insurance companies would vet them & refuse a great many!

[CanonRay]

10. I always carried private insurance

because I didn't trust my bosses to have my back. Never needed it, thankfully.

[duhneece]

16. Hopefully the other states will follow soon

God, I hope so.

[colsohlibgal]

9. Hope This Is A Trend

Also proud of the State I was born in, you go New Mexico!

[TygrBright]

11. HOPING this helps with the festering sore that is the ABQ Police Dept... n/t

[duhneece]

17. Be still, my heart...

I don't know how they got so very bad...but they did. I'm not seeing much/enough improvement with federal oversight.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Good!

Yet another reason I'm so glad I live in New Mexico.

[duhneece]

18. Me, too. nt

[alittlelark]

14. Happy Dance !!!!!!

[duhneece]

19. I'm happy from my feet up...

...and back down again.

[Dawson Leery]

20. This should have never been.

Crush their "unions" (who never once stood with actual unions) next.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

21. Thanks for posting this

You go New Mexico,let there be justice and fairness!!!

[yourmovemonkey]

22. Congratulations New Mexico. Thanks for leading the way.

[keopeli]

23. Thank you all Democrats across our state and Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham!

This directly impacts my family and friends, not to mention myself. Our oppressive policing has left a pallor across the state over the past 20+ years.

Honestly, it feels like we are gaining "a freedom"! I know that sounds weird, but calling it a right doesn't have enough emotional punch. Encountering law enforcement around here is frightening...and I'm white!!! I've always believed that accountability is what has been lacking. This "qualified immunity" loophole is what has attracted white supremacists and racists to become law enforcement officers.

[equite]

24. immunity

cruise citizens bammeat! It's way too long getting done. But Nice Going New Mexico. I believe no one is, above the law. But those maki g and enforcing or laws should be the example if how law abiding they are as an example. The should obey the the law ultimately better than the citizens, yet those people are usually criminals themselves