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Qualified immunity (the doctrine of qualified immunity grantsgovernment officials performing discretionary functions immunityfrom civil suits unless the plaintiff shows that the officialviolated clearly established statutory or constitutional rights ofwhich a reasonable person would have known.)
What if you were a law enforcement officer and qualifiedimmunity was taken away? How would you balance the need to do yourjob the best one can, with the concern of crippling legalliabilities if something should go wrong?
Essentially, should government officials, which includeslaw enforcement, have qualified immunity? Is it necessary forgovernment officials to perform their daily discretionaryfunctions? Why or why not