Holding Government Actors Accountable for their Criminal Actions

What do you think you would do if you could get away with your bad actions? There are several types of immunity, like diplomatic or sovereign immunity. But the legal system in the United States has created a qualified immunity.

Think of immunity as a “get out of jail free card.” Under the right conditions, you are not held accountable for your actions. In monarchies, the sovereign has their own form of immunity.

Have you ever heard the saying, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse? What’s good for the citizen should be good for the government actor. Just because someone believed what they were doing was lawful isn’t a defense for anyone else, so why should it be one for a government actor? Doesn’t that effectively put them above the law?

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