Manchester police chief apologizes for job listing that touted 'qualified immunity' Chief says term wasn't appropriate for job post Share Updated: 6:40 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021 Chief says term wasn't appropriate for job post Share Updated: 6:40 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MEASURES. >> AS CHIEF I TAKE FLUL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT POST. REPORTER: THIS IS THE POST ADVERTISING FOR ENTRY LEVEL AND , CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS TO COME WORK FOR THE STATE’S LARGEST PADERTMENT. THE SECOND PARAGRAPH LISTSREAT G SCHOOLS, PROXIMITY TO THE MOUNTAINS AND ADDITIONAL UNIQUE BENEFITS INCLUDING QUAFIED IMMUNI. >> THIS POST WAS NOT THE PLA TO MENTION QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. I FULLY RECOGNIZE THAT. THE POST WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND ARCHIVED APPROPRIATELY. REPORT:ER BUT THE CHIEF SAYS , APPLICANTS ASK ABOUT IT BECAUSE E THJOB RIGHT NOW COMES WITH A LOT OF SCRUTINY. WE ARE SOMEWHAT NAIVE IF WE DON’T THINK CURRENT POLICE OFFICERS AND POTENTIAL FUTURE POLICE OFFICERS ARE NOT TUNED INTO THE CONCEPT OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. THEY FULLY ARE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE. REPORTER: QUALIFIED IMMUNITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SUPREME COURT IN 1967, EFFECTIVELY PROTECTING STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIS,AL INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS, FM PERSONAL LIABILITY LAWSUITS UNLESS THEY ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE VIOLATED WH TATHE COURT DEFINES AS AN INDIVIDUAL’S CLEARLY ESTABLISHED STATUTORY OR NSCOTITUTIONAL RIGS.HT BUT THE CHIEF SAYS IT ISOT N CA RTE BLANCHE FOR VIOLENT OR BAD BEHAVIOR JUST BECAUSE ONE HAS A BADGE. >> SOMETIMES QUALIFIED IS GREATLY MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISINTERPRET. IT GIVES POLICE OFFICE PROTECTION FROM CIVIL LAWSUITS AS LONG AS THEIR CONDUCT DOES NOT VIOLATCLE EARLY ESTABLISHED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WHICH A REASONABLE OFFICER WOULD HAVE KNOWN. REPOERRT: NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS HAVE CONSIDERED ABOLISHING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOPOR LICE THE CHIEF SAYS THE CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS STANDING BY QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. THE CHIEF SOAL SAYS IF THE STATE WERE TO ABOLISH IT, HE IS CONVINCED THE STATE WOULD LOSE LOTS OF QUALIFIED, HIGHLY