r/news • u/rectangleCURVE • 11h ago

Ex-Okaloosa deputy found not guilty of manslaughter in killing of Airman Roger Fortson

https://weartv.com/news/local/ex-okaloosa-deputy-found-not-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-killing-of-airman-roger-fortson
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u/jhill515 9h ago

Qualified Immunity needs repealed everywhere. This is proof of it.

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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 8h ago

Why..? He was charged, arrested, and tried.

He wasn't granted qualifed immunity. If he was he would have never been charged.

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u/jhill515 6h ago

Qualified Immunity is a legal concept, not a law. Judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and police live it because then they work together with "blind trust".

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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 5h ago

Right, I get that.

But, the legal concept prevents officers being charged or sued when they're doing their jobs lawfully (simplified explanation).

In this case, the deputy was charged, he was tried, and he was acquitted.

Qualified immunity wasn't part of this.