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Even the most police-skeptical courts grant the doctrine in egregious circumstances.
But even in the courts that try to hold public servants to a higher standard, officers routinely receive qualified immunity for conduct that shocks the conscience.
Being at the discretion of someone partial to the color of law vs the rule of law ("official" law enFORCEment officers) including lawyers (DA's in particular and judges) this crap has brought about consequences, which may or may not be intentional. Personally, I'll go with unintentional as most of them aren't intelligent enough to see what "might" happen- except of course when an *attorney* (DA) says there is precedent and the act was made illegal- running a Stop sign comes to mind.
But even in the courts that try to hold public servants to a higher standard, officers routinely receive qualified immunity for conduct that shocks the conscience.
Being at the discretion of someone partial to the color of law vs the rule of law ("official" law enFORCEment officers) including lawyers (DA's in particular and judges) this crap has brought about consequences, which may or may not be intentional. Personally, I'll go with unintentional as most of them aren't intelligent enough to see what "might" happen- except of course when an *attorney* (DA) says there is precedent and the act was made illegal- running a Stop sign comes to mind.