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A Louisiana Senate committee turned back an effort Tuesday to lessen lawsuit protections for law enforcement officers who engage in “unreasonable” and “unconstitutional” conduct. ....
Louisiana Senate Rejects Efforts To Weaken Protection for Police A Louisiana Senate committee voted down a bill that was designed to weaken police protection from lawsuits in the state. Representative Edmond Jordan, of Baton Rouge, says it s almost impossible for a Louisiana resident to win a lawsuit against law enforcement in Louisiana. He wants the protection of law officers in the state to not include protection for officers who engage in “unreasonable” and “unconstitutional” conduct. Jordan brought up court cases while arguing to the Senate committee that involved a seven-month pregnant woman who was handcuffed and tasered. He went on to say the court found the officers were acting unreasonably and showing unconstitutional behavior. However, they also found this behavior still qualified for law enforcement immunity. ....
It s time Louisiana joined the other 18 states which have passed constitutional carry, said Senator Morris in a press release. This bill really shouldn t be necessary as our right to bear arms is already established under the Second Amendment, and any limitations on that right should be narrow. “Our rights are given to us by God and preserved in the Constitution and the government didn’t have any right to take that right away from us to begin with,” said McCormick in this interview with Louisiana Radio Network. “I have always trusted rights to the individual and not to the Government. I think that we as a nation are a republic and in a republic, the rights belong to the individual and not the government.” ....