The qualified immunity privilege serves as a cloak of protection reminiscent of Jim Crow laws and as a vestige of racism that continues to perpetuate unequal treatment before the law.
WATCH: Charles Coolidge, Who Charged at German Tanks with a Bazooka and Grenades, Gets Medal of Honor in Vintage Footage
TSgt. Charles H. Coolidge receives the Medal of Honor from Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on Jun 18, 1945 during a battlefield ceremony near Dormstadt, Germany. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center)
12 Apr 2021
Tech. Sgt. Charles Coolidge, who fought the Nazis throughout Europe and North Africa with the Army s 36th Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor for his courage during a fierce forest battle in France in 1944.
As the nation mourns the loss of Coolidge, who died last week at the age of 99, you can now see the moment he received the nation s highest honor for valor.
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I m Very Proud of Him: Sergeant Major of the Army Reacts to Black Lieutenant s Traffic Stop
In this image made from Windsor, (Va.) Police video, a police officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Va. Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which he says the officers drew their guns and pointed them at him as he was dressed in uniform. (Windsor Police via AP)
12 Apr 2021
The sergeant major of the Army commended the second lieutenant whose December traffic stop prompted a lawsuit and the firing of a Virginia police officer for remaining cool as a pair of cops pointed their weapons at him.
After War Zone Scandals, Special Operators Are Curbing Deployments and Investing in Ethics Training
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier qualifies at a stress shoot range at Ft. Carson, Colorado, Mar. 10, 2016. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Connor Mendez)
12 Apr 2021
In the world of special operations, the moral choices troops must make are definitely not black and white, Robert Mitchell, associate dean for Joint Special Operations University, acknowledged.
But in recent years, some special operations forces have pushed the envelope on gray area behavior, acting in ways that are clearly unethical or illegal, and in cases, even committing war crimes. These high-profile scandals prompted U.S. Special Operations Command to launch a major review to get at the root of the problems plaguing the SOF community.