Vol. 27 No. 15 – Qualified Immunity Denied When Force Is Used Against Non-Threatening Persons
QUALIFIED IMMUNITY DENIED WHEN FORCE IS USED AGAINST NON-THREATENING PERSONS On July 11, 2012, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity for police officers who fired pepperballs into a crowd of partygoers who posed no threat to them. In the case of Nelson v. City of Davis, 2012 DAR […]