She isn’t backing down.
Recently on MSNBC, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) claimed that she is pushing for the removal of qualified immunity for officers so they can’t continue the “killing of Black unarmed men.”
According to Breitbart, Waters stated, “These police officers know they have the support of the police unions. They have the support of city council members who are intimidated by the police union. Police chiefs who said if they don’t go along, they can’t be chief — even some mayors. I’m so proud of the mayors that are willing to stand up and fight and for the police chiefs that are willing to stand up and fight. But history tells us that they have been intimidated too long, given in too much, and the police don’t believe they’re going to be held accountable. That’s why even after George Floyd, they continue to kill, and so I want qualified immunity out.”
Waters then said, “I believe that the police should be held accountable. They should not be, you know, given a safe harbor and not be allowed to be sued. That’s where I stand on it.”
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