What is Qualified Immunity?
Qualified Immunity is the immunity of government officials from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a citizen's clearly established rights. A clearly established right is a citizen's right that cannot be left up for ant interpretation.
The issue at hand
Qualified immunity is an issue that has affected the United States for years now. Officers are almost automatically granted qualified immunity without judges, or anyone for that matter, looking into the cases presented to them. This causes some officers to use this as a loophole to abuse the power that has been given to them, and in turn, makes several people want to completely abolish qualified immunity so abuse of power can no longer happen. Completely abolishing qualified immunity would only take away a protective barrier set in place for officers who truly need it and are properly using it. The princeps believe that by implementing a new court system for these select cases, the United States would allow officers to keep their immunity while punishing those who abuse their immunity.