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In Albany, SEFCU will make a donation to the Special Olympics for every medal won by the Team USA in the Olympics in Tokyo. The money will support Special Olympics New York athletes and coaches preparing for national competition in 2022. The credit union will donate $500 for every gold, $250 for every silver and $125 for every bronze medal won by the USA Olympics Team in Tokyo to Special Olympics New York’s own USA Games delegation. Fans are invited to support the SEFCU campaign by making a donation at sefcu.com/olympics. The Special Olympics USA Games will be held June 5-12, 2022, at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Team New York will include approximately 150 athletes and coaches in 14 sports: basketball, bocce, bowling, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis, triathlon, track & field and volleyball. They will go up against more than 5,500 athletes from
Top law enforcement officials from five counties say congressional proposals to change qualified immunity protections for police are unnecessary because existing laws already hold them accountable for illegal acts and could ultimately lead to municipal bankruptcies.
âIn a press release, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said deputies and police officers are not immune from prosecution or civil liability when they act outside the scope of existing laws, policy, training or protocols. He said the belief that law enforcement is immune from criminal prosecution or civil action is not true.
According to Cornell Law School, cornell.edu, qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity. “Qualified immunity balances two important interests the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.” Pearson v. Callahan.
Detroit area police leaders denounce efforts to ban qualified immunity
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Pontiac Law enforcement leaders from across southeast Michigan gathered Wednesday at the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to speak out against proposals to do away with qualified immunity for police officers.
“There is a huge misunderstanding in Congress and by the public,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who hosted the event. “We aren’t saying that officers shouldn’t be held accountable criminally or even civil damages for not doing their job properly … but when all the proper procedures and best practices are being followed everything is being done right (qualified immunity) should apply.
Among his duties as president, he presides at all meetings of the executive board and association, serves as association spokesperson to the press and public, appoints committees and designates chairs of those committees.
At the Wayne County Association of Chiefs of Police, Maciag was vice president in 2020. He will represent member police chiefs, directors and executive-level law enforcement professionals across Wayne County during his one-year term. His term as president began Nov. 17.
Maciag started his police career at the Wayne Police Department nearly 23 years ago and rose to become police chief. During that time, he held many positions and was Wayne’s Police Officer of the Year in 2001.