End qualified immunity, hold cops liable for rights abuses

Over the past two weeks, Americans have been unified in their anger about the senseless killing of George Floyd by the police. The death of Floyd, and the countless others who have had their lives disrupted or taken from them by the abusive actions of police officers must prompt reforms. At the federal level, now is an opportunity to finally fix the legal folly of qualified immunity.
The Civil Rights Act of 1871 made clear that any state actor who violates the rights of an American “shall