Today the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari to the City of Dallas in the case of Tony Timpa.
The case of excessive force will go to a jury and a previous ruling states the city does not have Qualified Immunity. This could be costly to taxpayers as most believe officers acted well outside normal procedure.
One officer who had pinned Timpa for nearly fifteen minutes on the ground is quoted as saying, “I hope I didn’t kill him.”
Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity.
“Qualified immunity balances two important interests—the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.”
Tony Timpa Case Issues Unresolved
The Tony Timpa case has been compared to the George Floyd murder in a number of ways including the manner of death.
It is not clear procedures have changed within the Dallas Police organization as new Chief Eddie Garcia has gone out of his way to hide crime data from citizens and journalists, his officers detained homeowners in their own home without cause, and there still is no accountability for out of control officers during the George Floyd protests.
The police department would not comment on the ongoing legal issue.
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