The Fourth Branch: Police Brutality, Immunity, and Futility

THE FOURTH BRANCH:  POLICE BRUTALITY, IMMUNITY, AND FUTILITY  Monday, June 1, 2020, at 5-6:30 pm PST/ 7-8:30 pm MST/ 8:00-9:30 pm CST/ 9-10:30 pm EST.  We will be live streaming the show.

As enraged protesters strike back against police brutality, Debra Carroll and Jolene Reed will relate experiences of fighting back through the federal civil court system. Debra and Jolene sought remedy in federal civil court for violations of their First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.  See Reed v. Arapahoe County Sheriff et al, Case #10-cv-01295 in 2010, and Carroll v. Jefferson County Sheriff, et al, Case #19-cv-02132 in 2019.

Law enforcement hides behind qualified immunity and act as if they have impunity.  Both Carroll and Reed were locked up in a private "charity" hospital, where medical personnel acted as an "arm of the law," but claim they were only making medical decisions.

In federal court the plaintiff must overcome "futility" arguments to survive motions to dismiss.  Obstacles include trying to get evidence, including video surveillance of the hospital stay, and voice recognition records of the cops and doctors, despite order to "stay of discovery."  Plaintiff must provide a certificate of review by another professional in the same field of medicine.  Fat chance!  Plaintiff must also surpass qualified immunity protection of police officers and county employees.  Learn about how the cards are stacked up against justice.  

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