Judge Don Willett Calls Out Appeals Court For Saying Setting A Suicidal Man On Fire Didn t Violate His Rights techdirt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techdirt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
February 26, 2021 at 12:02 PM
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So, here’s where we’re at in the Fifth Circuit: cops can literally set a person on fire and walk away from it.
Judge Don Willett’s incendiary comments opposing qualified immunity notwithstanding, civil rights litigation still remains a sucker bet in the Fifth Circuit, where cops are granted judicial forgiveness more frequently than they are in any other judicial circuit.
Here’s the latest depressing read from the Appeals Court, which can’t talk itself into removing this shield from officers who tased a suicidal man after he covered himself in gasoline, turning a potential suicide into an actual homicide.
Fifth Circuit Says Tasing A Person Soaked In Gasoline And Setting Them On Fire Isn t An Unreasonable Use Of Force techdirt.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techdirt.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.