NAACP LDF's Janai Nelson: Qualified immunity 'the most significant barrier' to police accountability

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'What is central to this moment is accountability. Qualified immunity has been the most significant barrier to accountability that faces communities of colors who suffer disproportionately at the will of police,' Janai Nelson says about police reform.

Janai Nelson, Associate Director-Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the push for police reform in the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict as police violence remains an ongoing issue for Black Americans. "What is central to this moment is accountability.

Qualified immunity has been the most significant barrier to accountability that faces communities of colors who suffer disproportionately at the will of police using excessive use of force and violence," says Nelson, as lawmakers debate whether to end the legal practice that provides officers with liability protections.

 

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Nelson is misguided

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George Floyd was a repeat violent offender convict who shortly b4 his death held a gun against a black pregnant womans stomach during a home invasion ... Ur Hero/Martyr Any comment from NAACP ? Probably not ... You don’t talk bout that ...

i live by the last words of the Prophet Ma 'Khia.

Whoever commits a crime goes to jail, Got it!! 👍🏼 Let's start with ANTIFA then.🙃🥴😀

💯 Qualified Immunity needs to be abolished !!

People who commit crime disproportionately complaining about cops.

I didn't read the tweet... but judging by the picture something is racist somewhere about something

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