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State police superintendent tells Congress qualified immunity is vital to recruitment and retention
Summary
At a House roundtable, Colonel Robert T. Hodges argued that qualified immunity is necessary for officers to act decisively, and witnesses linked recruitment declines after 2020 to public rhetoric and policy changes.
Colonel Robert T. Hodges, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee that qualified immunity is essential for officers to perform their duties without hesitation and that threats to the doctrine have harmed recruitment and retention.
The discussion matters because witnesses tied officer hesitancy and a measurable decline in applicants to public debate over policing policies and proposed…
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