# @independentlens on YouTube - **Type:** Video - **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=nJtnwHo67tw - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73662084-independentlens-youtube - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9f6da5a856.jpg - **Posted:** 2021-05-25T16:00:15.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Independent Lens | PBS (@independentlens) — https://gondola.cc/independentlens ## Caption The People v. belongs to “Philly D.A.,” the eight-part docuseries about Larry Krasner’s attempt to reform the justice system from the inside. 2022 Webby Winner | Public Service & Activism (Video Series & Channels) Why does qualified immunity even exist? Lawsuits filed by victims of police violence are often thrown out before they can even begin due to qualified immunity, which shields government officials such as police officers from civil suits unless the defendant violates “clearly established” law. While police officers say they wouldn’t be able to act quickly in stressful situations for fear that making a mistake could get them sued, opponents see qualified immunity as a roadblock to holding police accountable. Watch Philly D.A. here: https://to.pbs.org/3utmexe Hosted by Danielle Bainbridge, creator of Origin of Everything: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiB8h9jD2Mlxx96ZFnGDSJw Produced by Complexly for Independent Lens #PhillyDAonPBS #PhillyDA #ThePeopleV Writer - Taylor Behnke Content Manager - Meredith Danko Fact Checker - Austin Thompson Editor/Graphics - Hannah Bodenhausen Producer - Nicole Sweeney Art Director - Mark Olson For ITVS Senior Creative Producer - Andrea Bloom Art Director - Michael Silva Creative Director - Carol Paik Stock images & video via iStock & Storyblocks --- Follow us on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndependentLens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens --- Independent Lens is America’s home for independent documentary film. Each week the award-winning series delivers engaging documentaries crafted by the industry’s boldest filmmakers. New documentaries premiere Monday nights at 10p on PBS from October through June. Works Cited: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/04/when-police-kill-people-they-are-rarely-prosecuted-hard-convict/ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/crime/philly-cop-shooting-david-jones-ryan-pownall-krasner-20180607.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights-on-law-and-society/volume-21/issue-1/qualified-immunity/ https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/qualified-immunity-explained/ https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/qualified-immunity.aspx#:~:text=The%20doctrine%20of%20qualified%20immunity,a%20clearly%20established%20constitutional%20right.&text=If%20qualified%20immunity%20applies%2C%20money,a%20constitutional%20violation%20has%20occurred https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/qualified_immunity https://30glxtj0jh81xn8rx26pr5af-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20.06_Qualified-Immunity-1-1.pdf https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1128553 https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-police-immunity-scotus/ https://www.denverpost.com/2011/07/19/fatal-lafayette-police-taser-case-goes-to-federal-court/ https://www.denverpost.com/2013/02/21/appeals-court-judge-rightfully-dismissed-suit-by-parents-of-tased-lafayette-man/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/12/judge-i-have-follow-supreme-court-it-should-fix-this-mistake/ http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2-Schwartz.pdf https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/police-misconduct-costs-cities-millions-every-year-but-thats-where-the-accountability-ends/ https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohkho24mzdsxtw9/Schwartz-FP-1-How-Governments-Pay.pdf?dl=0 https://www.cato.org/blog/colorado-passes-historic-bipartisan-policing-reforms-eliminate-qualified-immunity https://www.koat.com/article/governor-signs-law-banning-qualified-immunity-defense-in-new-mexico/36068373# ## Stats - **Views:** 61,285 - **Likes:** 80 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 13 ## Credits No public credits are recorded here. This does not identify who made the post. ## Tags phillyda, thepeoplev, phillydaonpbs --- Copyright (c) Gondola