Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, on Tuesday said he thinks things have changed in the nation since the police killing of his brother last year.
Congress is missing a self-imposed deadline for a vote on Tuesday, the anniversary of Floyd’s death.
GOP lawmakers are adamantly opposed to gutting qualified immunity, arguing that doing so would make it easier for police officers to be hit with federal civil rights infractions. Republicans also say it would shrink the talent pool for police departments and make it harder for officers to do their jobs.
Fagan, though, largely disputes those claims.
“I m sure there ll be some people who will do that, who will not go into law enforcement. But I think a person who s likely to reject law enforcement because of a qualified immunity issue has a certain picture of law enforcement both of the necessity for violence and the inevitability of violence that will get them into trouble,” Fagan said.