Thread: Justices Broaden Immunity for Officers

But seeing what kind of case brought these to the Supreme Court is ridiculous!


Justices Broaden Immunity for Officers


By LINDA GREENHOUSE
Published: January 23, 2008
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officers are immune from lawsuits for mishandling, losing or even stealing personal property that comes under their control in the course of their official duties, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in a 5-to-4 decision.

The case was brought by a federal prison inmate, but the ruling was not limited to the prison context. It was an interpretation of the Federal Tort Claims Act, which applies to federal employees’ liability for damages and generally waives immunity from being sued.

The statute has numerous exceptions that preserve immunity in particular situations, however. The exception at issue in the case provides that “any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officerâ€

ginsburg must be getting senile, voting common sense for a change is not like her

SO DOES THIS MEAN THAT NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MISHANDLED, LOST OR STOLEN PROPERTY?

WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS.

PROPERTY HANDLED BY FEDERAL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THOSE HANDLING IT.

I KNOW THAT IS NOT THE SPECIFIC ISSUE IN THIS ARTICLE, BUT IT IS A SHODDY GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH SELF RESPECT TO PROPERLY HANDLE PROPERTY THAT COMES INTO THEIR POSSESSION.

WE LOST IT, WE DONT KNOW WHERE IT IS...IT WAS STOLEN. HEY REPLACE IT THEN. ALL PROPERTY SHOULD BE INVENTORIED AND HANDLED PROPERLY. ANY MISSING ITEMS SHOULD BE REPLACED OR PAID FOR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.....SORRY.

THE PERSONS HANDLING THE PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE SUED FOR MORE THAN THE WORTH OF THE PROPERTY. BUT THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE....FCOL.