Limit on police immunity thwarted

A bill that would limit the legal immunity for Louisiana police officers who use excessive force failed to pass through a Senate judiciary committee Tuesday. Rep. Edmond Jordan, D-Baton Rouge, authored HB 609, which would give civil judges a list of factors to determine whether a law officer had used force reasonably. The bill had passed the House 53-42, but was thwarted in the Senate Judiciary ...

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